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TABLE ON CONTENTS 1 The academic position statement 2 School and student course appraisals 2.1 Developments since the last visiting board 2.2. Strategic development plan for school 2.3. Student experiences
3 Diagram of course structure at part 1 and part 2 3.1. Part 1
3.1.1. First year 3.1.2. Second year 3.1.3. Third year
3.2. Part 2
3.2.1. Fourth year 3.2.2. Fifth year
44 Criteria mapping document 4.1. Part 1
4.1.1. First year 4.1.2. Second year 4.1.3. Third year
4.2. Part 2
4.2.1. Fourth year 4.2.2. Fifth year
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5 Award level and project brief for all modules 5.1. Part 1
5.1.1. Academic spaces of the first year 5.1.2. Academic spaces of the second year 5.1.3. Academic spaces of the third year
5.2. Part 2
5.2.1. Academic spaces of the fourth year 5.2.2. Academic spaces of the fifth year
6 77 Summary of school´s responses to key external 6 External examiners´ reports for the last 3 years 6.1. National Accreditation Council report CNA 6.2. Report of the exploratory visit RIBA
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1. THE ACADEMIC POSITION STATEMENT La Salle University has been included in the exclusive 10% higher educational institutions in Colombia that have been distinguished with a High Quality Institutional Accreditation, given by the Ministry of National Education, and it is the only university outside the European continent that has been certified by the European Consortium for Accreditation (ECA) for internationalization quality, this means that the University has the processes and tools necessary to provide excellent international experiences to all students. The Faculty of Habitat Science has three academic programs, Urbanism and Architecture for its undergraduate program, and Habitat and land management for its postgraduate Masters’ degree. As part of the strategic education plan, continuous coordination processes are developed between the three programs, this allows the student to obtain the architect degree and the urban planner degree in less than seven years while coursing a Masters’ credits and academic spaces. The Architecture program thinks that in the current national context and recognizing inequalities of the global context, the architectural profession must contribute with its training and knowledge to the development of concrete proposals for the improvement of the most vulnerable populations quality of life, and because of this we are interested in the Lasallian Educational Project that promotes the development of academic exercises in contact with the local and national realities, especially with vulnerable communities, through processes with a high sense of values, sensitivity and social responsibility. Currently the Architecture program is nationally accredited and has maintained its high quality accreditation for more than 11 consecutive years, also, our academic proposal for the recent years has been highly recognized for its results in academic and professional, and international and national contests. We recognize that we are an academic community that learns by researching through scientific and educational methods in all of the creative processes, including research projects for the continuous improvement of academic spaces and workshop and design exercises, conducted by teachers. The flexibility of our academic proposal allows us to incorporate different pedagogic strategies between Part 1 and Part 2 of the curriculum, thus encouraging the participation of student teams in strategic projects such as contests, special projects and national and international workshops. These experiences are subject to self-evaluation and continuous improvement processes in order to promote educational processes in student academic plan.
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The first part in the student’s academic plan (Part 1 RIBA classification) includes 6 semesters divided into three formative years. The second (Part 2 RIBA classification) corresponds to the last 4 semesters, divided into 2 academic years. Each academic year answers a specific question posed as a research problem and its answer becomes the convergence center for the curricular axes (basic area, professional area, research education areas and complementary education areas.) The first year of education refers to the exploration of the basic concepts of spatial composition, linking the physical and environmental determinants of natural and built environments, developing design proposals that answer complex architectural needs. During the second year, the emphasis is on understanding housing quality from the user and communities needs and expectations, recognizing habits and customs, in harmony with the city, its immediate environment and its living space, generating design solutions that favor human development. The third year focuses on understanding the components that are part of the urban and rural structure, developing design proposals that integrate themselves to the different scales with which it interacts (local, urban, metropolitan and regional). The last two years that belong to part 2 (as proposed by the RIBA classification ), answers more specific questions, have a higher level of complexity with theoretical foundations, and are related to research and technical matters in order to develop detailed solutions. During the fourth year the student recognizes and values architectural and urban heritage as having development potential, in order to make proposals that promote and encourage social development along with cultural awareness, projecting themselves towards growth and progress in different territorial scales. On the fifth and final year of the education plan, the student demonstrates the skills and knowledge acquired during the academic processes and proposes habitat interventions based on a design exercise, by assessing its transformations and a research methodology that responds to reality’s complexity. The production process is strategically articulated to the Faculty’s tactical projects, internships in public or private companies, and spaces for continued theoretical study in line with the student’s interests or the issues addressed in his final thesis. Finally, we highlight the leadership role that the program and the Faculty of Habitat Science has taken on amongst private and public entities in order to strengthen the educational programs, counseling, awareness and proposal generation that promote universal accessibility, the recognition of the needs of people with different skills and mobility, and a highly developed humanist sense. DOCUMENT FOR INICIAL VALIDATION RIBA
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2. SCHOOL AND STUDENT COURSE APPRAISALS 2.1. DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE LAST VISITING BOARD Academic staff 4 new teachers have been incorporated to the full-time teachers’ team, this team is currently made up of 20 teachers with various specialties. The new members scientific and professional experience strengthens the research and managerial capacities in the technical and the technological, architectural communication and representation, and educational methodological and research areas. Administrative and technical staff The University’s and the Faculty’s directives have appointed a new director of the architecture program. Similarly, the program’s administrative structure incorporates new coordinators for each academic years in order to continue the process of adjusting and updating the content of academic spaces, as well as complying with the improvement plans. An administrative coordinator has been incorporated to the team, in order to give economic and financial viability to the program’s and Faculty’s academic needs, thus promoting achieving the goals for the acquisition of new academic resources and the maintenance of the existing ones. Also, the management responsibilities of some full time teachers are adjusted in order to generate new strategic projects from the strengths identified in the 2015 assessment process. Four new tactical projects are incorporated into the 2015 - 2020 institutional plan, they are related to strengthening internationalization, urban architectural heritage, an experimental construction laboratory, an office for the development of accessibility and inclusion strategies, and a landscaping laboratory. Students The Architecture program maintains the appropriate number of students for the program’s proper administrative and academic operation, ensuring educational, physical and technological conditions that promote the proper development and completion of their academic activities, thus providing continuity for institutional policies and requirements. During the last two years the Faculty has received lower income status students from various regions of the country (161 students correspond to 18% of the student population of the architecture program) who are linked to the Ministry of Education’s policies that try to universalize higher education in Colombia, which is why the Architecture program has incorporated didactic and pedagogical strategies in order to promote these students inclusion and guarantee a successful academic processes. In addition to the aforementioned, we promote student participation in academic activities, study groups, artistic and sports activities, innovation projects, and other complementary education areas, in an academic environment that supports integral education, thanks to the support of the Center for Integral and Cultural Education (FICU) and the Student Promotion and Support Service Centre (SPAE) and the Vice rectory for Promotion and Human Development (VPDH). 10
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We highlight an increased student participation in projects and activities for recent years, such as: • Academic internships in public and private institutions (46 students in the first semester of 2015, 18 students in the second semester of 2015, 20 students in the first period of 2016, 15 students in the second period of 2016) • Participation as interns in academic research projects with some of the Faculty’s professors (13 students in the first semester of 2015, 5 students in the second semester of 2015, 45 students in the first semester of 2016, 30 students in the second semester of 2016). • Student participation in research incubators attached to the Faculty (20 students in 2015 and 120 students in 2016). • Participation and support for the Faculty’s social projects, headed by the Urban Observatory (23 students in 2015, 45 students in 2016). • International academic mobility (12 students the first semester of 2015, 16 students the second semester of 2015, 19 students the first semester of 2016 and 37 students the second semester of 2016) and “summer academy” with international teachers (21 students in the 2105 and 16 students in 2016). Physical resources including studios, workshops, classrooms, auditorium etc. - learning support facilities including library, student counseling and staff. After RIBA’s the exploratory visit in 2015, improvements were made to the faculty’s and the university’s campus physical infrastructure, coinciding with our plan to improve the program and the institutional development plan 2015-2020. The incorporation of new spaces for the development of the Architecture program’s academic activities, as well as the improvements in existing projects respond to the Faculty’s action plan: • Spaces were conditioned in the University’s northern campus for the design and construction of the Lasallian solar-house that participated in the 2015 Latin American and Caribbean Solar Decathlon contest. Thanks to the experience, a workshop for design and construction in wood is currently under construction, and it will enable the construction of new life-scale prototypes. • With the intention of strengthening the academic activities of practical courses in the area of design, the design workshops were remodeled by incorporating images and texts in their environment. New equipment came in for the technical area and its models and prototype laboratory, and its schedules and student services were organized. • New spaces for the development of special projects were adapted, such as the experimental workshop where small groups of students linked to research incubators design and model modular solutions for their future life-scale construction. • An area for bioclimatic design and model storing is projected in the institutional path paper for 2017. DOCUMENT FOR INICIAL VALIDATION RIBA
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Moreover, the University, in supporting multidisciplinary work processes and improving the conditions and permanence of the entire academic community has invested in remodeling various laboratories, computer rooms, new classrooms, recreational areas, food and services, elevators and some modifications to the path ways around campus to improve safety. With respect to the library’s inputs and the purchase of new collections, the financial resources for such acquisitions, in recent years, have included other alternatives such as databases and digital libraries specialized in architecture, design and construction available through the website with a user name and an institutional password.
2.2. STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SCHOOL Role of architecture within, and support from, faculty The Architecture program has been contributing for 40 years to the evolution of La Salle University’s educational project in the national context. During the last decade the program structure of the Architecture program and the Faculty of Habitat Sciences strengthened its institutional outreach to the most vulnerable populations and institutional visibility with real contributions that promote equality and justice. Some of the most relevant examples of the Architecture program’s participation in the institutional vision correspond to the projects developed by the “urban observatory” office that are articulated with the proposed curriculum through various university extension strategies and relationships with communities, organizations, public or private institutions, as well as teachers and students from other universities in the world. Course content and course delivery Changes Thanks to the support given by the University and the Faculty for the formulation of, and and participation in strategic projects, new spaces are opened for the materialization of life-scale prototypes and investigations. The academic strategy is reflected in the content and results of some educational proposals such as: • The University’s participation in the 2015 international Solar Decathlon contest, that favors technical processes and technological innovation in the students’ academic processes. • The restructuring of some academic spaces as “complex structures” and “models and prototypes enables the strengthening of constructive doubts and formal experimentation in the University’s workshops and laboratories. • Incorporating the students’ thesis thereby articulating the program’s research and strategic plans with the Faculty’s tactical projects. Development of new courses During 2016 adjustments were made to the curriculum (currently approved by the Ministry of National Education), thus answering the requests and concerns expressed by the institutional and faculty curricular committee. For the development of new academic spaces we highlight: • The class hours and independent work hours were adjusted in some academic spaces, and prerequisites in the curriculum were reduced to 36%, allowing students to plan their academic path with greater autonomy. 12
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• The names and contents of some academic spaces we modified. • Four (4) academic spaces for the artistic area were developed, which are tendered as disciplinary and interdisciplinary electives. • We defined a greater coordination with the urbanism program in order to promote the acquisition of a double mayor, and additionally, a clear transit process between the undergraduate and graduate programs through specialization spaces. • Strengthening of the Urban Habitat Observatory. • Strengthening of the Lasallian laboratory for the construction of Colombian habitat LAB-LAHC. • Strengthening of the “Landscape and Territory” line, at the Faculty of Habitat Science. • Strengthening of the “Cultural Heritage” line, at the Faculty of Habitat Science. • Development of the INCLUSALLE laboratory (Laboratory for social inclusion with a comprehensive vision of diversity and multiculturalism). • Formulation of a doctoral program in sciences for human development in the territory (multidisciplinary project.)
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2.3. STUDENT EXPERIENCIES All of the Architecture program’s students evaluate their experience in the development of academic spaces and their contents. The evaluation is done in three cuts (week 6, 12 and 16 of each academic semester). The process is recorded online and is mandatory, the assessment made by the student is part of the teachers evaluation process. The student not only makes a quantitative assessment from the proposed items, but also has the possibility to present his appreciations in writing and anonymously so the teacher and the directors of the Architecture program and the Faculty can read them.
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Develops his teaching activities beyond the disciplinary domain, promoting actions and reflections that contribute to their comprehensive education, sensitivity and social responsibility, peace and sustainable integral human development.
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The relationship with his students unfolds in an atmosphere of respect, dialogue and consultation.
10 points
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Promotes autonomy in the students learning process.
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Promotes a critical and participatory spirit
8 points
0 to 5
Promotes collaborative learning
8 points
0 to 5
Shows interest in accompanying (guidance, feedback, follow up) the students learning process.
8 points
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Promotes interest in research and research-related activities in the academic space
10 points
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Complies with the syllabus
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The evaluated items are set by the “institutional system of teacher evaluation” in accordance to clauses 007 and 008 of 2013, in which the criteria and steps for the continuous improvement of academic experiences are described. This process is reviewed and analyzed by the architecture program director in two moments, the first corresponds to the diagnostic evaluation which analyzes student’s opinions, and where strategies are planned in order to improve academic processes, and the second corresponds to the aggregated evaluation, where finally, the academic experience is evaluated and recorded in the teacher evaluation process. The aspects that make up a teacher evaluation, made by the students, its weighting and grading scale are as follows: Indicators
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Shows mastery of the topics relevant to the academic space
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He is punctual and attends all class sessions
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Develops activities (lectures, classes, jobs, etc.) that incorporate the use of a foreign language.
4 points
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Develops educational activities supported in the canon of 100 books
4 points
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Evaluates in accordance to the criteria, times and places determined in the syllabus.
4 points
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Gives timely and on-time feedback of the evaluations results.
4 points
0 to 5
Proposes educational methods and strategies in accordance with the characteristics of the academic space
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Diagram of course structure at part 1 and part 2
The curriculum mesh of the Architecture program consists of 10 semesters organized administratively and thematically in 5 academic years. The first three correspond to part 1 and the latter to part 2. The mesh is divided into four longitudinal axes that correspond to areas: foundational, professional, complementary and research practice. Academic spaces are divided into theoretical (45%), theoretical - practical (28%) and practical (27%). Image 1. Curriculum mesh for the architecture program. I
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Image 2. Curriculum mesh for the first year of the architecture program.
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3.1.2. Second year Fundamental • Physics and structural logic • Anthropology • Architectural typologies • The domestic and the residence Professional • Processes networks and systems • Complex structures • With digital graphical expression tools • Community and habitability • Multifamily housing systems Complementary • Prototypes and models • Humanities II • Religious culture Design (Research praxis) • Housing • social housing
Image 4. Curriculum mesh for the second year of the architecture program.
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Image 8. Curriculum mesh for the fourth year of the architecture program.
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3.2.2. Fifth year The development of this year is characterized by aspects that differentiate it from the others. During this period the student has the ability to select from 4 academic elective spaces (Emphasis areas) that strengthen the process of their final work, the student must work part time at a private company or public institution for professional practices, the development of the final project is divided into two semesters allowing the student to achieve greater depth in the research process and representation of their proposals. The final work has several modes that allow students to develop their strengths in various professional fields: • Generating proposals for urban and architectural design. • Creating architectural proposals in real contexts and real communities linked to the processes of social service at the Faculty. • Generating urban and architectural proposals related to processes of experimentation public policy, regulatory and real estate management. • Generating a rigorous investigation document which contributes to the theoretical and conceptual knowledge of architecture.
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Anthropology Professional • Professional practice The domestic Political • Architectural Emphasis areas and the I spirituality typologies residence • Emphasis areas II Complementary Processes Complex III Confort and • networks Emphasis areas and structures environment systems • Emphasis areas IV Design (Research praxis)Sectorial urban Multifamily Community housing systems and habitability • Final I systems project • Final Project II
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Semiology
Architectural aesthetics
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As degree requirements students must demonstrate proficiency in the English language, submitIIIa portfolioIV with relevant works that were II V VI carried out throughout their academic process SECOND YEAR THIRD YEAR T YEAR (which serves as an introduction to their future and their final work before sustain Topography work life), andPhysics structural logic juries .
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GC2 Adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: the differing cultural, social, intellectual histories and
theories and technologies that influence the conceptual design of buildings;
building design projects which reflect the influence of 4.Criteria document mapping history and theory on the spatial, social, and technological aspects of architecture;
4.1. Part 1 the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to studio design projects, demonstrating a reflective and
critical appreciation of architectural culture. 4.1.1. First year
YEAR design GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality ofFIRST architectural The graduate will have knowledge of:
Built environment
Natural environment
Architectural aesthetics
Architecture and place
Topography
Descriptive geometry
representation
Perception and graphical
architecture projects;
Architectural planimetry
the cultural relevance and impact of such work on
Space and materiality
course modules (Part 1)
Basic structures
architectural design;
Artistic drawing
arts production, the relationship of these toagainst Mapping ofand RIBA General Criteria
Sculpture and modelling
the theories, practices and technologies of the arts and
the creative application of such work to studio design projects, both in terms of their conceptualisation and representation.
GC1 Ability to create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements
The graduate will have the ability to: GC5 Understanding of the relationship between people and buildings, and between buildings and their environment, and the need prepare and present building design projects of diverse to relate buildings and the spaces between them to human needs and scale scale, complexity, and type in a variety of contexts, using The graduate will have an understanding of: a range of media, and in response to a brief; strategies for developing natural landscapes and civic spaces, and the need to reflectively consider appropriate understand the constructional and structural systems, the scale in design proposals at local, regional and global environmental strategies and the regulatory requirements levels; that apply to the design and construction of a the impact of architectural design projects on the comprehensive design project; surrounding built environment, realised within relevant develop a conceptual and critical approach to precepts of sustainable design; architectural design that integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a building and the technical climatic design and the relationship between climate, requirements of its construction and the needs of the form and construction, building users, and energy user. consumption.
GC2 Adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences GC8 Understanding of the structural design, constructional and engineering problems associated with building design The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: The graduate will have an understanding of: the differing cultural, social, intellectual histories and the investigation and critical appraisal of alternative theories and technologies that influence the conceptual structural, constructional and material systems relevant to design of buildings; architectural design; building design projects which reflect the influence of strategies for building construction, and ability to history and theory on the spatial, social, and technological integrate knowledge of structural theories and aspects of architecture; construction techniques; the of appropriate theoretical approaches the application physical properties and characteristics of building to studio design projects, demonstrating a reflective and materials, components and systems, and the critical appreciation of architectural culture. environmental impact of specification choices. Practical Theoretical - practical GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as anTheoretical influence on the quality of architectural design
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the theories, practices and technologies of the arts and arts production, and the relationship of these to
requirements of its construction and the needs of the user.
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GC2 Adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: the differing cultural, social, intellectual histories and
theories and technologies that influence the conceptual
FIRST YEAR
design of buildings;
Built environment
Natural environment
Architectural aesthetics
Architecture and place
Topography
Descriptive geometry
representation
Perception and graphical
critical appreciation of architectural culture.
Architectural planimetry
studio design projects, demonstrating a reflective and
Basic structures
General Criteria against course modules (Part 1) the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to
Artistic drawing
aspects of architecture; Mapping of RIBA
Space and materiality
history and theory on the spatial, social, and technological
Sculpture and modelling
building design projects which reflect the influence of
GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design The graduate will have knowledge of: GC1 Ability to create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements the of the arts and The theories, graduatepractices will haveand the technologies ability to: arts production, and the relationship of these to prepare and present architectural design; building design projects of diverse
scale, complexity, and type in a variety of contexts, using
a range of media, and in response to a brief; the cultural relevance and impact of such work on architecture projects; understand the constructional and structural systems, the
environmental strategies and the regulatory requirements that apply toapplication the designof and construction of a design the creative such work to studio projects, both indesign terms project; of their conceptualisation and comprehensive representation. develop a conceptual and critical approach to
architectural design that integrates and satisfies the GC5 Understanding the relationship between people and buildings, and between buildings and their environment, and the need aesthetic aspects of a of building and the technical to relate buildings and the spaces between them to human needs and scale requirements of its construction and the needs of the The user.graduate will have an understanding of:
strategies for developing natural landscapes and civic
spaces, and the need to reflectively consider appropriate GC2 Adequate knowledge ofregional the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences scale in design proposals at local, and global
The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: levels;
the architectural projects on theand the impact differingofcultural, social,design intellectual histories surrounding built environment, realised within relevant theories and technologies that influence the conceptual precepts of sustainable design; design of buildings; climatic design and the relationship between climate, building design projects which reflect the influence of form and construction, building users, and energy history and theory on the spatial, social, and technological consumption. aspects of architecture;
the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to GC8 Understanding of the structural design, constructional and engineering problems associated with building design studio design projects, demonstrating a reflective and The graduate will have an understanding of: critical appreciation of architectural culture. the investigation and critical appraisal of alternative
structural, constructional and material systems relevant to architectural design;
GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design
The graduate will have knowledge of: strategies for building construction, and ability to integrate knowledge structural theories the theories, practicesofand technologies of and the arts and construction techniques; arts production, and the relationship of these to architectural design; the physical properties and characteristics of building materials, components and systems, and the the cultural relevance impact of such work on environmental impact and of specification choices. architecture projects;
the creative application of such work to studio design projects, both in terms of their conceptualisation and representation.
Practical Theoretical - practical Theoretical
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4.1.2. Second year Second Year
Social housing
Housing
Physics and structural logic
Anthropology
Architectural typologies
The domestic and the residence
Community and habitability
Multifamily housing systems
Graphical expression with digital tools
Complex structures
Processes networks and systems
modules (Part 1)
Modelos y prototipos
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GC1 Ability to create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements The graduate will have the ability to: prepare and present building design projects of diverse
scale, complexity, and type in a variety of contexts, using a range of media, and in response to a brief;
understand the constructional and structural systems, the
environmental strategies and the regulatory requirements that apply to the design and construction of a comprehensive design project;
develop a conceptual and critical approach to
architectural design that integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a building and the technical
requirements of its construction and the needs of the user.
GC2 Adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: the differing cultural, social, intellectual histories and
theories and technologies that influence the conceptual design of buildings;
building design projects which reflect the influence of
history and theory on the spatial, social, and technological aspects of architecture;
the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to studio design projects, demonstrating a reflective and critical appreciation of architectural culture.
GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design The graduate will have knowledge of: the theories, practices and technologies of the arts and arts production, and the relationship of these to architectural design;
the cultural relevance and impact of such work on architecture projects;
the creative application of such work to studio design projects, both in terms of their conceptualization and representation.
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knowledge of urban design, planning and the skills involved in the planning process
The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of:
building design projects which reflect the influence of
history and theory on the spatial, social, and technological aspects of architecture;
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the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to studio design projects, demonstrating a reflective and critical appreciation of architectural culture.
GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design The graduate will have knowledge of: Second Year
Social housing
Housing
Physics and structural logic
Anthropology
Architectural typologies
representation.
The domestic and the residence
projects, both in terms of their conceptualization and
Community and habitability
the creative application of such work to studio design
Complex structures
architecture projects;modules (Part 1)
Modelos y prototipos
the Mapping cultural relevance impact of such work on of RIBA and General Criteria against course
Multifamily housing systems
architectural design;
Processes networks and systems
arts production, and the relationship of these to
Graphical expression with digital tools
the theories, practices and technologies of the arts and
GC4 Adequate knowledge of urban design, planning and the skills involved in the planning process The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: GC1 Ability to create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements The graduate will have the ability to: theories of urban design and the future planning of prepare and present building design projects of diverse communities; scale, complexity, and type in a variety of contexts, using a
range of media, and in response to a brief;
the influence on the contemporary built environment of understand the development constructionalofand structural systems, the the design and cities, past and present;
environmental strategies and the regulatory requirements that apply to the design and construction of a contemporary planning policy and development control comprehensive design project; legislation, including social, environmental and economic develop a conceptual and critical approach to aspects, and the relevance of these to design architectural development.design that integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a building and the technical
requirements of its construction and the needs of the GC5 Understanding of the relationship between people and buildings, and between buildings and their environment, and the user. need to relate buildings and the spaces between them to human needs and scale The graduate will have an understanding of:
GC2 Adequate knowledge of the historiesand andcivic theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences strategies for developing natural landscapes The graduate will havetoan adequate consider knowledge of: spaces, and the need reflectively appropriate the cultural, social, intellectual histories and scalediffering in design proposals at local, regional and global theories levels; and technologies that influence the conceptual
design of buildings; the impact of architectural design projects on the surrounding built environment, realized relevant building design projects which reflect thewithin influence of precepts of theory sustainable design; history and on the spatial, social, and technological
aspects of architecture; climatic design and the relationship between climate, form and application construction, users, and energy the of building appropriate theoretical approaches to consumption. studio design projects, demonstrating a reflective and
critical appreciation of architectural culture. GC6 Understanding of the profession of architecture and the role of the architect in society, in particular in preparing briefs that take account of social factors The graduate will haveGC an3understanding Knowledge ofof: the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design The graduate will have knowledge of: the nature of professionalism and the duties and the theories, practices and technologies of the arts and responsibilities of architects to clients, building users,
arts production, and the relationship of these constructors, co-professionals and society as atowhole; architectural design; the role of the architect within the design team and construction industry, recognizing the importance of the cultural relevance and impact of such work on current methods and trends in the construction of the architecture projects; built environment ;
the creative application of such work to studio design the potential impact of building projects on existing and projects, both in terms of their conceptualization and proposed communities. representation.
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organization, and technological strategy of design
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levels; the impact of architectural design projects on the
surrounding built environment, realized within relevant precepts of sustainable design;
climatic design and the relationship between climate, form and construction, building users, and energy consumption.
GC6 Understanding of the profession of architecture and the role of the architect in society, in particular in preparing briefs that take account of social factors
Second Year
The graduate will have an understanding of:
Social housing
Housing
Physics and structural logic
Anthropology
proposed communities.
Architectural typologies
the potential impact of building projects on existing and
The domestic and the residence
built environment ;
Community and habitability
current methods and trends in the construction of the
Multifamily housing systems
RIBA General Criteria against course the Mapping role of theof architect within the design team and modules (Partthe 1) importance of construction industry, recognizing
Complex structures
Modelos y prototipos
constructors, co-professionals and society as a whole;
Graphical expression with digital tools
responsibilities of architects to clients, building users,
Processes networks and systems
the nature of professionalism and the duties and
GC7 Understanding of the methods of investigation and both preparation ofand the technical brief for arequirements design project GC1 Ability to create architectural designs that satisfy aesthetic The an understanding of: The graduate graduate will will have have the ability to: critically and reviewing precedents relevant to the of function, prepare present building design projects diverse organization, and and technological strategy design using a scale, complexity, type in a variety ofof contexts, projects; range of media, and in response to a brief; appraising and preparing building briefs of diverse scales understand the constructional and structural systems, the and types to define user requirements, and their environmental strategies and the regulatory requirements appropriateness to site and context; that apply to the design and construction of a
comprehensive design project; and co-professionals to the the contributions of architects formulation of the brief, and the methods develop a conceptual and critical approachoftoinvestigation used in its preparation. architectural design that integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a building and the technical
requirements of its construction and the needs of the user.GC8 Understanding of the structural design, constructional and engineering problems associated with building design The graduate will have an understanding of: the investigation and critical appraisal of alternative GC2 Adequate knowledge the histories theories structural, constructional andof material systemsand relevant to of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: architectural design; the differing cultural, social, intellectual histories and strategies for building construction, and ability to theories and technologies that influence the conceptual integrate knowledge of structural theories and design of buildings; construction techniques;
building design projects which reflect the influence of the physical properties and characteristics of building history and theory on the spatial, social, and technological materials, components and systems, and the aspects of architecture; environmental impact of specification choices. the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to
studio projects, demonstrating a reflective andand technologies and the function of buildings so as to provide them with GC9 design Adequate knowledge of physical problems critical appreciation of architectural culture. internal conditions of comfort and protection against the climate The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: principles associated with designing optimum visual, GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design thermal and acoustic environments; The graduate will have knowledge of:
the theories, practices and technologies of the arts and alternative systems for environmental comfort realised arts production, and the relationship of these to within relevant precepts of sustainable design, and ability architectural design; these; to critically appraise strategies for building and services in aofdesign project, the cultural relevance impact such work on and ability to integrate an understanding of environmental architecture projects; theories and techniques.
the creative application of such work to studio design projects, both in terms of their conceptualization and representation.
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knowledge of urban design, planning and the skills involved in the planning process
The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of:
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Networks and systems
Local facilities
Architectural theory
Semiology
Political spirituality
Place, city and architecture
Territorial planning and organization
Sectorial urban systems
3d modelling and settings
Budgeting and programming
Comfort and environment
Analog and digital photography
Mapping of RIBA General Criteria against course modules (Part 1)
GC1 Ability to create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements The graduate will have the ability to: prepare and present building design projects of diverse scale,
complexity, and type in a variety of contexts, using a range of media, and in response to a brief;
understand the constructional and structural systems, the
environmental strategies and the regulatory requirements that apply to the design and construction of a comprehensive design project;
develop a conceptual and critical approach to architectural design that integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a building and the
technical requirements of its construction and the needs of the user. GC2 Adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: the differing cultural, social, intellectual histories and theories and technologies that influence the conceptual design of buildings;
building design projects which reflect the influence of history and
theory on the spatial, social, and technological aspects of architecture; the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to studio design projects, demonstrating a reflective and critical appreciation of architectural culture.
GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design The graduate will have knowledge of: the theories, practices and technologies of the arts and arts
production, and the relationship of these to architectural design; the cultural relevance and impact of such work on architecture projects;
the creative application of such work to studio design projects, both in terms of their conceptualization and representation.
GC4 Adequate knowledge of urban design, planning and the skills involved in the planning process The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of:
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building design projects which reflect the influence of history and
theory on the spatial, social, and technological aspects of architecture; the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to studio design projects, demonstrating a reflective and critical appreciation of architectural culture.
GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design
Third Year
Networks and systems
Local facilities
Architectural theory
Semiology
Political spirituality
Place, city and architecture
terms of their conceptualization and representation.
Sectorial urban systems
the creative application of such work to studio design projects, both in
3d modelling and settings
projects;
Budgeting and programming
Mapping of RIBA General Criteria against course modules (Part 1) the cultural relevance and impact of such work on architecture
Comfort and environment
production, and the relationship of these to architectural design;
Analog and digital photography
the theories, practices and technologies of the arts and arts
Territorial planning and organization
The graduate will have knowledge of:
GC4 knowledge of urbandesigns design,that planning theaesthetic skills involved in the planning process GC1 Adequate Ability to create architectural satisfyand both and technical requirements The theadequate ability to:knowledge of: The graduate graduate will will have have an prepare and present building design projects of diverse scale,
complexity, and type in a variety of contexts, using a range of media, theories of urban design and the future planning of communities; and in response to a brief; understand the constructional and structural systems, the the influence on the contemporary built environment of the design environmental strategies and the regulatory requirements that apply and development of cities, pastof and present; to the design and construction a comprehensive design project;
contemporary planning policy andapproach development control legislation, develop a conceptual and critical to architectural design that including social, environmental and economic aspects, andand thethe integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a building relevance of these to design technical requirements of its development. construction and the needs of the user.
GC5 Understanding of the relationship between people and buildings, and between buildings and their environment, and the need to GC2 Adequate of the historiesthem and to theories architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences relate buildingsknowledge and the spaces between humanofneeds and scale The of: The graduate graduate will will have have an an understanding adequate knowledge of: strategies for developing natural landscapes and civic spaces, and the the differing cultural, social, intellectual histories and theories and need to reflectively consider appropriate scale in design proposals at technologies that influence the conceptual design of buildings; local, regional and global levels; building design projects which reflect the influence of history and the impact of architectural design projects on the surrounding built theory on the realized spatial, social, technological aspects of architecture; environment, within and relevant precepts of sustainable design; the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to studio design climatic design and the relationship between climate, form and projects, demonstrating a reflective and critical appreciation of construction, building users, and energy consumption. architectural culture. GC6 Understanding of the profession of architecture and the role of the architect in society, in particular in preparing briefs that take GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design account of social factors The graduate will have knowledge of: The graduate will have an understanding of: the and technologies of the arts and arts the theories, nature ofpractices professionalism and the duties and responsibilities of production, and the relationship of these to architectural design; and architects to clients, building users, constructors, co-professionals society as a whole;
the cultural relevance and impact of such work on architecture the role of the architect within the design team and construction projects; industry, recognizing the importance of current methods and trends in the construction of the built environment ;
the creative application of such work to studio design projects, both in the potential of building projects on existing and proposed terms of theirimpact conceptualization and representation. communities.
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GC6 Understanding of the profession of architecture and the role of the architect in society, in particular in preparing briefs that take account of social factors
Third Year
Networks and systems
Local facilities
Architectural theory
Semiology
communities.
Political spirituality
the potential impact of building projects on existing and proposed
Place, city and architecture
the construction of the built environment ;
Sectorial urban systems
industry, recognizing the importance of current methods and trends in
3d modelling and settings
Mapping of RIBA General Criteria against course modules (Part 1) the role of the architect within the design team and construction
Budgeting and programming
society as a whole;
Comfort and environment
architects to clients, building users, constructors, co-professionals and
Analog and digital photography
the nature of professionalism and the duties and responsibilities of
Territorial planning and organization
The graduate will have an understanding of:
GC1 to createofarchitectural that satisfy both aesthetic and technical GC7 Ability Understanding the methodsdesigns of investigation and preparation of the brief forrequirements a design project The graduate will have an theunderstanding ability to: of: prepare and present building design projects of diverse scale, critically reviewing precedents relevant to the function, organization, complexity, and type in a variety of contexts, using a range of media, and technological strategy of design projects; and in response to a brief; appraising building of diverse scales understandand the preparing constructional and briefs structural systems, the and types to define user requirements, and their appropriateness to sitethat andapply environmental strategies and the regulatory requirements context; to the design and construction of a comprehensive design project;
the contributions of architects andapproach co-professionals to the formulation develop a conceptual and critical to architectural design that of the brief, and the methods of investigation used in its preparation. integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a building and the technical requirements of its construction and the needs of the user.
GC8 Understanding of the structural design, constructional and engineering problems associated with building design GC2 Adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences The graduate will have an understanding of: The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: the investigation and critical appraisal of alternative structural,
constructional and material relevant to architectural the differing cultural, social, systems intellectual histories and theoriesdesign; and technologies that influence the conceptual design of buildings;
strategies for building construction, and ability to integrate knowledge of structural theories andwhich construction techniques; building design projects reflect the influence of history and
theory on the spatial, social, and technological aspects of architecture; the physical properties and characteristics of building materials,
components and and theoretical the environmental impact of the application ofsystems, appropriate approaches to studio design specification choices. projects, demonstrating a reflective and critical appreciation of
architectural culture. GC9 Adequate knowledge of physical problems and technologies and the function of buildings so as to provide them with internal conditions of comfort and protection against the climate GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: The graduate will have knowledge of: principles associated with designing optimum visual, thermal and acoustic the theories, practices and technologies of the arts and arts environments; production, and the relationship of these to architectural design; alternative systems for environmental comfort realized within relevant the cultural relevance and impact of such work on architecture precepts of sustainable design, and ability to critically appraise these; projects; strategies for building services in a design project, and ability to integrate an the creative application of such work to studio design projects, both in understanding of environmental theories and techniques. terms of their conceptualization and representation. GC10 The necessary design skills to meet building users' requirements within the constraints imposed by cost factors and building regulations GC4 Adequate knowledge of urban design, planning and the skills involved in the planning process The graduate will have the skills to: The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: critically examine the financial factors implied in varying building types,
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The graduate will have an understanding of: the investigation and critical appraisal of alternative structural,
constructional and material systems relevant to architectural design; strategies for building construction, and ability to integrate knowledge of structural theories and construction techniques;
the physical properties and characteristics of building materials, components and systems, and the environmental impact of specification choices.
GC9 Adequate knowledge of physical problems and technologies and the function of buildings so as to provide them with internal conditions of comfort and protection against the climate Third Year
Networks and systems
Local facilities
Architectural theory
Semiology
Political spirituality
Place, city and architecture
Sectorial urban systems
3d modelling and settings
strategies for building services in a design project, and ability to integrate an understanding of environmental theories and techniques.
Budgeting and programming
alternative systems for environmental comfort realized within relevant precepts of sustainable design, and ability to critically appraise these;
Comfort and environment
Mapping of RIBA General Criteria against course modules (Part 1)
Analog and digital photography
principles associated with designing optimum visual, thermal and acoustic environments;
Territorial planning and organization
The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of:
GC1 Ability to create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic andconstraints technicalimposed requirements GC10 The necessary design skills to meet building users' requirements within the by cost factors and building regulations The graduate will have the ability to: The graduate will have the skills to: prepare and present building design projects of diverse scale, critically examine the financial factors in varying types, complexity, and type in a variety of implied contexts, using abuilding range of media, constructional systems, and specification choices, and the impact of these on and in response to a brief; architectural design; understand the constructional and structural systems, the
environmental strategies the regulatory requirements that apply understand the cost controland mechanisms which operate during the development a project; to the designofand construction of a comprehensive design project; developdesigns a conceptual critical approach to architectural design with that prepare that willand meet building users' requirements and comply Local legislation and health and safety requirements, during integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a both building and the construction and occupation. technical requirements of its construction and the needs of the user. GC11 Adequate knowledge of the industries, organizations, regulations and procedures involved in translating design concepts into buildings and GC2 Adequate of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences integrating plans knowledge into overall planning graduatewill willhave have adequate knowledge The graduate anan adequate knowledge of: of: the differing cultural, social, intellectual histories and theories and the fundamental legal, professional and statutory responsibilities of the technologies that influence the conceptual design of buildings; architect, and the organizations, regulations and procedures involved in the negotiation and approval of architectural designs, including land law, development control, building regulations and health and safety legislation. building design projects which reflect the influence of history and
theory on the spatial, social, and technological aspects of architecture; the professional inter-relationships of individuals and organizations involved the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to studio design in procuring and delivering architectural projects, and how these are defined projects, demonstrating a reflective and critical appreciation of through contractual and organizational structures. architectural culture. GC basic 3 Knowledge of the fine and artsbusiness as an influence the to quality of architectural design the management theories principles on related running both an architects' practice and architectural projects, recognizing current The emerging graduatetrends will have knowledge of: industry. and in the construction the theories, practices and technologies of the arts and arts
Practical Theoretical - Practical production, and the relationship of these to architectural design; Theoretical the cultural relevance and impact of such work on architecture projects;
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Heritage building
Urban renewal
Universal accessibility
Administration
Project representation
Marketing
Management
Public policy
Digital layout composition
Digital animation
Culture and heritage
development
(Part 2)
Social and economic
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GC1 Ability to create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements The graduate will have the ability to: prepare and present building design projects of diverse scale,
complexity, and type in a variety of contexts, using a range of media, and in response to a brief;
understand the constructional and structural systems, the
environmental strategies and the regulatory requirements that
apply to the design and construction of a comprehensive design project;
develop a conceptual and critical approach to architectural
design that integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a
building and the technical requirements of its construction and the needs of the user.
GC2 Adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: the differing cultural, social, intellectual histories and theories and technologies that influence the conceptual design of buildings;
building design projects which reflect the influence of history and theory on the spatial, social, and technological aspects of architecture;
the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to studio design projects, demonstrating a reflective and critical appreciation of architectural culture.
GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design The graduate will have knowledge of: the theories, practices and technologies of the arts and arts
production, and the relationship of these to architectural design. the cultural relevance and impact of such work on architecture projects.
the creative application of such work to studio design projects, both in terms of their conceptualization and representation.
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architecture; the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to studio design projects, demonstrating a reflective and critical appreciation of architectural culture.
GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design The graduate will have knowledge of: Fourth Year
the theories, practices and technologies of the arts and arts
Heritage building
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Administration
Project representation
Marketing
Management
Public policy
Digital layout composition
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both in terms of their conceptualization and representation.
Culture and heritage
the creative application of such work to studio design projects,
development
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Social and economic
production, and the relationship of these to architectural design.
GC1Adequate Ability toknowledge create architectural designsplanning that satisfy both and technical requirements GC4 of urban design, and the aesthetic skills involved in the planning process The graduate will have the ability to:knowledge of: an adequate prepare and present building design projects of diverse scale, theories of urban design and the future planning of communities. complexity, and type in a variety of contexts, using a range of media, and in response to a brief; the influence on the contemporary built environment of the understand the constructional andpast structural systems, the design and development of cities, and present.
environmental strategies and the regulatory requirements that
apply to the design and policy construction of a comprehensive contemporary planning and development control design project; legislation, including social, environmental and economic aspects, develop a conceptual and critical approach to architectural and the relevance of these to design development. design that integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a
building and the technical requirements of its construction and GC5 Understanding of the relationship between people and buildings, and between buildings and their environment, and the need to the needs of the user. relate buildings and the spaces between them to human needs and scale The graduate will have an understanding of: GC2 Adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences strategies for developing natural landscapes and civic spaces, and The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: the need to reflectively consider appropriate scale in design proposals at local, regional and global levels; the differing cultural, social, intellectual histories and theories and technologies influencedesign the conceptual design of buildings; the impact of that architectural projects on the surrounding built environment, realized within relevant precepts of
sustainable design. building design projects which reflect the influence of history and theory on the spatial, social, and technological aspects of
architecture; climatic design and the relationship between climate, form and construction, building users, and energy consumption. the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to studio
design projects, demonstrating a reflective and critical GC6 Understanding of theculture. profession of architecture and the role of the architect in society, in particular in preparing briefs that take appreciation of architectural account of social factors
The graduate will have an understanding of: GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design the nature of professionalism and the duties and responsibilities The graduate will have knowledge of: of architects to clients, building users, constructors, coprofessionals and society as a whole. the theories, practices and technologies of the arts and arts
production, and the relationship of these to architectural design. the role of the architect within the design team and construction industry, recognizing the importance of current methods and the cultural and of impact of such work on architecture trends in therelevance construction the built environment. projects.
the potential impact of building projects on existing and
proposed communities. the creative application of such work to studio design projects, both in terms of their conceptualization and representation.
GC7 Understanding of the methods of investigation and preparation of the brief for a design project The graduate will have understanding of: GC4an Adequate knowledge of urban design, planning and the skills involved in the planning process The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: critically reviewing precedents relevant to the function,
organization, and technological strategy of design projects.
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appraising and preparing building briefs of diverse scales and
types to define appropriateness the influence onuser the requirements, contemporaryand builttheir environment of the to
climatic design and the relationship between climate, form and construction, building users, and energy consumption.
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GC6 Understanding of the profession of architecture and the role of the architect in society, in particular in preparing briefs that take account of social factors
The graduate will have an understanding of: the nature of professionalism and the duties and responsibilities
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of architects to clients, building users, constructors, co-
Heritage building
Urban renewal
Universal accessibility
Administration
Project representation
Marketing
Management
Public policy
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Culture and heritage
proposed communities.
development
the potential impact of building projects on existing and
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professionals and society as a whole.
GC7 Understanding of the methods of investigation and both preparation ofand the technical brief for arequirements design project GC1 Ability to create architectural designs that satisfy aesthetic
The graduate will have the an understanding of: ability to:
critically reviewing precedents relevant to the of function, prepare and present building design projects diverse scale,
organization, andtype technological of design complexity, and in a varietystrategy of contexts, using projects. a range of
media, and in response to a brief; appraising and preparing building briefs of diverse scales and understand the user constructional and and structural systems, the types to define requirements, their appropriateness to
environmental strategies and the regulatory requirements that site and context. apply to the design and construction of a comprehensive design the contributions of architects and co-professionals to the project; formulation of the brief, and the methods of investigation used in develop a conceptual and critical approach to architectural its preparation. design that integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a building and the technical requirements of its construction and
the needs of the user. GC8 Understanding of the structural design, constructional and engineering problems associated with building design The graduate will have an understanding of: GC2 Adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences the investigation and critical appraisal of alternative structural, The graduate will an adequate of: constructional andhave material systems knowledge relevant to architectural design.
the differing cultural, social, intellectual histories and theories and strategies for that building construction, and ability to integrate technologies influence the conceptual design of buildings; knowledge of structural theories and construction techniques.
building design projects which reflect the influence of history and the physical properties and characteristics of building theory on the spatial, social, and technological aspectsmaterials, of components architecture; and systems, and the environmental impact of specification choices.
the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to studio
design projects, demonstrating reflective and building critical users' requirements within the constraints imposed by cost factors and building GC10 The necessary designaskills to meet appreciation of architectural culture. regulations The graduate will have the skills to: critically examine the financial factors implied in varying building GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design types, constructional systems, and specification choices, and the The graduate will have knowledge of: impact of these on architectural design. the theories, practices and technologies of the arts and arts understand the control mechanisms operate during production, andcost the relationship of these which to architectural design. the development of a project.
the cultural relevance and impact of such work on architecture
projects.designs that will meet building users' requirements and prepare
comply with local legislation and health and safety requirements, both during application constructionofand occupation. the creative such work to studio design projects, both in terms of their conceptualization and representation.
GC11 Adequate knowledge of the industries, organizations, regulations and procedures involved in translating design concepts into buildings and integrating plans into overall planning
The graduate will have adequateknowledge knowledge of of: urban design, planning and the skills involved in the planning process GC4an Adequate The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: the fundamental legal, professional and statutory responsibilities
of the architect, and the organizations, regulations and theories of urban design and the futureand planning of communities. procedures involved in the negotiation approval of architectural designs, including land law, development control, the influence on the and contemporary environment building regulations health andbuilt safety legislation. of the
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components and systems, and the environmental impact of specification choices.
GC10 The necessary design skills to meet building users' requirements within the constraints imposed by cost factors and building regulations
The graduate will have the skills to: critically examine the financial factors implied in varying building types, constructional systems, and specification choices, and the
Fourth Year
impact of these on architectural design.
Heritage building
Urban renewal
Universal accessibility
Administration
Project representation
Marketing
Management
Public policy
Digital layout composition
both during construction and occupation.
Digital animation
comply with local legislation and health and safety requirements,
Culture and heritage
prepare designs that will meet building users' requirements and
development
(Part 2)
Social and economic
understand the cost control mechanisms which operate during Mapping of RIBA the development of aGeneral project. Criteria against course modules
GC11 Adequate knowledge of the industries, organizations, regulations and procedures involved in translating design concepts into
buildings anddesigns integrating plans into planning GC1 Ability to create architectural that satisfy bothoverall aesthetic and technical requirements The have the an adequate The graduate graduate will will have ability to:knowledge of: the fundamental legal, professional statutory responsibilities prepare and present building designand projects of diverse scale, of the architect, regulations complexity, and and typethe in aorganizations, variety of contexts, using and a range of procedures involved in the and approval of media, and in response to anegotiation brief; architectural designs, including land law, development control, understand the constructional systems, the building regulations and healthand andstructural safety legislation. environmental strategies and the regulatory requirements that
apply to the design and construction a comprehensive design the professional inter-relationships ofof individuals and project; organizations involved in procuring and delivering architectural develop conceptual and approach architectural projects, aand how these arecritical defined throughtocontractual and design that integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a organizational structures.
building and the technical requirements of its construction and the basic management theories and business principles related to the needs of the user. running both an architects' practice and architectural projects, recognizing current and emerging trends in the construction
industry. GC2 Adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences Practical The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: Theoretical - Practical Theoretical the differing cultural, social, intellectual histories and theories and
technologies that influence 4.2.2. Fifth year the conceptual design of buildings;
Fifth Year
building design projects which reflect the influence of history and
Final project I
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Project analysis
Project management
Sustainable Projects
Detail-Tectonics-
Materiality
Project
appreciation of architectural culture.
Methodology-Research-
(Part 1)
design projects, demonstrating a reflective and critical
Architecture
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the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to studio
Professional practice
architecture;
Laboratory of parametric
theory on the spatial, social, and technological aspects of
GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design The graduate will have knowledge of:
GC1 Ability to create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements
Thetheories, graduate will have ability to:of the arts and arts the practices andthe technologies
production, and the relationship of these to architectural design.
prepare and present building design projects of diverse scale,
complexity, and type in a variety of contexts, using a range of
the cultural and impact of such work on architecture media, andrelevance in response to a brief; projects.
understand the constructional and structural systems, the
environmental strategies and the regulatory requirements that
the creative application of such work to studio projects, design apply to the design and construction of a design comprehensive project; both in terms of their conceptualization and representation. develop a conceptual and critical approach to architectural
design that integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a
building and the technical requirements of its construction and
GC4 Adequate knowledge of urban design, planning and the skills involved in the planning process
the needs of the user.
The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: GC2 Adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human
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complexity, and type in a variety of contexts, using a range of media, and in response to a brief;
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understand the constructional and structural systems, the
Final project I
Final project II
Project analysis
Project management
Sustainable Projects
Detail-Tectonics-
Materiality
the needs of the user.
Project
building and the technical requirements of its construction and
Methodology-Research-
design that integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a
Laboratory of parametric
(Partapproach 1) develop a conceptual and critical to architectural
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Professional practice
environmental strategies and the regulatory requirements that
GC2 Adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human
sciences GC1 Ability to create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: The graduate will have the ability to: the differing cultural, social, intellectual histories and theories prepare and present building design projects of diverse scale, and technologies that influence the conceptual design of complexity, and type in a variety of contexts, using a range of buildings; media, and in response to a brief; building design projects which and reflect the influence of the history understand the constructional structural systems, and theory on the spatial,and social, technological aspectsthat of environmental strategies theand regulatory requirements
architecture; apply to the design and construction of a comprehensive design project; the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to studio develop a conceptual and critical approach to architectural design projects, demonstrating a reflective and critical design that integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a appreciation of architectural culture. building and the technical requirements of its construction and the needs of the user.
GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design GC2 Adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human The graduate will have knowledge of: sciences The graduatepractices will haveand an adequate knowledge of: and arts the theories, technologies of the arts
production, and the relationship of these to architectural design; the differing cultural, social, intellectual histories and theories and technologies that and influence design of the cultural relevance impactthe of conceptual such work on architecture buildings; projects;
building design projectsof which the influence of projects, history the creative application suchreflect work to studio design and theory on the spatial, social, and technological aspects both in terms of their conceptualization and representation.of architecture;
the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to studio
design projects, a reflective and critical GC4 demonstrating Adequate knowledge of urban design, planning and the skills involved in the planning process appreciation architectural culture.knowledge of: The graduateof will have an adequate
theories of urban design and the future planning of communities;
GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design
the contemporary built environment of the The influence graduate on willthe have knowledge of: design and development of cities, past and present; the theories, practices and technologies of the arts and arts contemporary planning policy and control design; production, and the relationship of development these to architectural legislation, including social, environmental and economic
the cultural and impact such workdevelopment. on architecture aspects, andrelevance the relevance of theseofto design projects;
GC5 Understanding between the creative applicationof of the suchrelationship work to studio designpeople projects,and buildings, and between buildings and their environment, and the need to relate buildings and the spaces between them to human needs and scale both in terms of their conceptualization and representation. The graduate will have an understanding of:
strategies for developing natural landscapes and civic spaces,
and the need to reflectively consider appropriate scale in design
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projects; the creative application of such work to studio design projects, both in terms of their conceptualization and representation.
GC4 Adequate knowledge of urban design, planning and the skills involved in the planning process The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of:
Fifth Year
Final project I
Final project II
Project analysis
Project management
Sustainable Projects
Detail-Tectonics-
Materiality
aspects, and the relevance of these to design development.
Project
legislation, including social, environmental and economic
Methodology-Research-
contemporary planning policy and development control
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Professional practice
communities;
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theories of urban design and the future planning of
GC5 Understanding of the relationship between people and buildings, and between buildings and their environment, the to need to relate buildings and the spaces between them to and human needs requirements and scale GC1and Ability create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic technical
The graduate will have the an understanding of: ability to: strategies forpresent developing natural landscapes civic spaces, prepare and building design projectsand of diverse scale, and the need to type reflectively consider appropriate scale in design complexity, and in a variety of contexts, using a range of proposals regional global levels; media, andatinlocal, response to aand brief;
understand the constructional andprojects structural the the impact of architectural design onsystems, the surrounding environmental strategies and the regulatory requirements that built environment, realized within relevant precepts of
apply to thedesign; design and construction of a comprehensive design sustainable project; climatic design and the relationship between climate, form and develop a conceptual and critical approach to architectural construction, building users, and energy consumption. design that integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a building and the technical requirements of its construction and
the needs of the user. of the profession of architecture and the role of the architect in society, in particular in preparing GC6 Understanding briefs that take account of social factors
Adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human TheGC2 graduate will have an understanding of: sciences the nature of professionalism and the duties and responsibilities The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: of architects to clients, building users, constructors, coprofessionals and society as a whole; the differing cultural, social, intellectual histories and theories
and role technologies that influence thedesign conceptual design of the of the architect within the team and construction buildings;recognizing the importance of current methods and industry, trends in the construction of the built environment ; building design projects which reflect the influence of history the potential of building on existingaspects and of and theory onimpact the spatial, social, projects and technological proposed communities. architecture;
the application of appropriate theoretical approaches to studio
design projects, demonstrating a reflective and critical GC7 Understanding of the methods of investigation and preparation of the brief for a design project appreciation of architectural culture. The graduate will have an understanding of: critically reviewing precedents relevant to the function,
organization, and technological strategy of design projects; GC 3 Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design The graduate have knowledge of: appraising andwill preparing building briefs of diverse scales and
types to define user requirements, and their appropriateness to the theories, practices and technologies of the arts and arts site and context; production, and the relationship of these to architectural design; the contributions of architects and co-professionals to the the cultural relevance and impact of such work on architecture formulation of the brief, and the methods of investigation used projects; in its preparation.
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types to define user requirements, and their appropriateness to site and context;
the contributions of architects and co-professionals to the
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formulation of the brief, and the methods of investigation used in its preparation.
GC8 Understanding of the structural design, constructional and engineering problems associated with building design The graduate will have an understanding of:
Fifth Year
the investigation and critical appraisal of alternative structural,
Final project I
Final project II
Project analysis
Project management
Sustainable Projects
Detail-Tectonics-
specification choices.
Materiality
components and systems, and the environmental impact of
Project
the physical properties and characteristics of building materials,
Methodology-Research-
(Part 1)
knowledge of structural theories and construction techniques;
Architecture
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strategies for building construction, and ability to integrate
Laboratory of parametric
design;
Professional practice
constructional and material systems relevant to architectural
GC9 Adequate knowledge of physical problems and technologies and the function of buildings so as to provide them with internal conditions of comfort and protection against the climate
Ability create architectural The graduateGC1 will have an to adequate knowledge of:designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements The graduate will have the ability to:
principles associated with designing optimum visual, thermal and acoustic environments; prepare and present building design projects of diverse scale,
complexity, and type inenvironmental a variety of contexts, using a range of alternative systems for comfort realized within
media, and in response to a brief;design, and ability to critically relevant precepts of sustainable appraise these;
understand the constructional and structural systems, the
strategies for building services in aregulatory design project, and ability environmental strategies and the requirements thatto integrate an understanding of environmental theories and
apply to the design and construction of a comprehensive design techniques.
project;
develop a conceptual and critical approach to architectural
GC10 The necessary design skills to meet building users' requirements within the constraints imposed by cost factors
design that integrates and satisfies the aesthetic aspects of a and building regulations building and the technical requirements of its construction and The graduate will have the skills to:
the needs of the user.
critically examine the financial factors implied in varying building types, constructional systems, and specification choices, and the
GC2 Adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human
impact of these on architectural design;
sciences
understand the cost control mechanisms which operate during
The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of: the development of a project;
the differing cultural, social, intellectual histories and theories prepare designs that will meet building users' requirements and comply with LOCAL legislation and safety and technologies that influenceand the health conceptual design of requirements, both during construction and occupation. buildings;
building design projects which reflect influenceorganizations, of history GC11 Adequate knowledge of the the industries, regulations and procedures involved in translating design and theory on the spatial, social, and technological aspects of concepts into buildings and integrating plans into overall planning architecture; The graduate will have an adequate knowledge of:
the fundamental professional and statutory responsibilities application oflegal, appropriate theoretical approaches to studio of the architect, the organizations, regulations and design projects, and demonstrating a reflective and critical
procedures in the negotiation appreciationinvolved of architectural culture. and approval of
architectural designs, including land law, development control, building regulations and health and safety legislation. the professional inter-relationships of individuals and
GC 3inKnowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design organizations involved procuring and delivering architectural projects, and how theseknowledge are definedof:through contractual and The graduate will have
organizational structures. the theories, practices and technologies of theprinciples arts and arts basic management theories and business related
to running both practice and production, and an thearchitects' relationship of these toarchitectural architecturalprojects, design; recognizing current and emerging trends in the construction
the cultural relevance and impact of such work on architecture industry. Practical projects; Theorical - Practical Theorical the creative application of such work to studio design projects, both in terms of their conceptualization and representation.
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Award level and project brief for all modules
Didactic and pedagogical strategies implemented by the program are defined in the Faculty Education Project and are implemented by teachers according to the merits of each academic space which are registered in the syllabus (micro-curriculum). Evaluation and monitoring of courses depend on the nature of the activities, the type of academic space and fulfillment of the year objectives in which it develops. The student evaluation process has three cuts in the academic semester, the first corresponds to 35%, second 35% and third 30% (highlighting the importance of the process on the final product). Each evaluation process is recorded in the physical format designated by the Curriculum Committee of the Faculty and finally entered in the system of student academic information in the institutional platform. Physical formats in order to standardize the process of monitoring, control and evaluation contain relevant information about the academic space, the student group and the process of each student. The development of recording formats allows not only for a quantitative evaluation by the teacher who directs the academic space but also encourages to develop qualitative assessments and student co-evaluations. The evaluation form also includes the most relevant opinions of external evaluators who participated in the presentation of the final product. Image 17. Format for monitoring, control and group evaluation.
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Image 18. Format for monitoring, control and individual assessment.
Regarding the evaluation criteria and qualitative interpretation, the University stipulated in the student regulations the following scale: • Between 1.0 and 1.9: Deficient. The student delivered a very poor performance in all aspects developed in the course. • Between 2.0 and 2.9: Insufficient. The student denoted low quality in their academic work and did not achieve competencies or outlined objectives. • Between 3.0 and 3.4: Acceptable. The student achieves basic skills and barely reaches the level of approval. • Between 3.5 and 3.9: Good. The student meets well with the proposed scope and performance is good. • Between 4.0 and 4.4: Outstanding. The student did very well on the skills of the subject and its performance stands out for its quality. • Between 4.5 and 5.0: Excellent. The student developed extensively the skills of the academic space and the performance in the course was of high quality. A brief description of academic spaces that make up the architecture program, its main contents and criteria in the evaluation process.
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5.1. Part 1 5.1.1. Course of the first year 5.1.1.1.
Architecture and place Type of course: Theoretical
Description of Course: The course characterizes the different historical stages of architecture in the West since the Neolithic and Palaeolithic to modern as well as socio-cultural and technological aspects that generated them. It makes specific emphasis on the concepts of place and context in each period. The research work of students is reflected in the development of a logbook, where graphic data is entered for each topic. Description of the main contents: • Evolution of culture in the West • Technologies and materials in the architecture of the West • Social structures that developed the architecture in the West • The concept of place in each of the periods of the West • Architecture, culture and the concept of place in the architecture of the West Evaluation criteria Excellent: The logbook has a constant evolution, presents all kinds of advances, condenses enough information in an orderly and clear fashion, performs complementary research that enriches their knowledge of the subject. Outstanding: Makes good provision of data and collects information but is not constant on the deliveries for each class. Research is not strong. Good: Does work class to class and does research but does not record the results neatly and clearly on his logbook. Acceptable: Presents logbook orderly and with basic data seen in class but does not evolve with research. Insufficient: The logbook shows no data present an no investigation. Deficient: No logbook data or evolution in its complementary research, no deliveries each week.
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Space and materiality Type of course: theoretical and practical
Description of Course: The course aims to develop in students a logic of thought that identifies the constructive possibilities of architectural spaces through the design intentions and the qualities inherent in each material and each building system, aware of the cultural, historical and social factors that help define proper use and application. Description of the main contents: • Construction materials used throughout history. Classification. • Study of physical and mechanical characteristics, uses, application (works), normativity, pathology, applied constructive processes. • Construction characteristics of materials such as earth, stone, wood, bamboo, clay, concrete, steel, aluminum, glass, plastic, textiles, and new materials. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Identifies, defines and describes the materials used to build in architecture. Has a full comprehension of the physical, mechanical and chemical properties of construction materials. Recognizes, selects and exemplifies the appropriate materials for the construction of architecture in relation to the historical, cultural, environmental and social context previously established. Proposes constructive solutions for the materialization of architecture from a specific material handling, taking into account their physical, mechanical and chemical properties. Proposes and demonstrates by its own design, the appropriate use of building materials in response to the design requirements and achieves a harmonious relation between design, image and technique. Outstanding:Identifies, defines and describes the materials used to build in architecture. Has a full comprehension of the physical, mechanical and chemical properties of construction materials. Recognizes, selects and exemplifies the appropriate materials for the construction of architecture in relation to the historical, cultural, environmental and social context previously established. Proposes constructive solutions for the materialization of architecture from handling a specific material, taking into account their physical, mechanical and chemical properties. Good: Identifies, defines and describes the materials used to build in architecture. Has a full comprehension of the physical, mechanical and chemical properties of construction materials. Recognizes, selects and exemplifies the appropriate materials for the construction of architecture in relation to the historical, cultural, environmental and social context previously established. Acceptable: Identifies, defines and describes the materials used to build in architecture. Understands the physical, mechanical and chemical properties of construction materials. Insufficient: Identifies, defines and describes the materials used to build in architecture. Deficient: Does not identify the materials used in building architecture.
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5.1.1.3. Artistic drawing Type of course: Practical Description of Course: The course is developed as a workshop which implies that knowledge is acquired through experience, result of visual and spatial solutions by the student to the problems posed by the teacher. Likewise, teamwork is promoted through joint analysis between teacher and student on the outcomes to exercises performed in class. Fundamental drawing exercises are presented and the possibility of alternative solutions to the same problem are encouraged. The solutions provided by students not only contribute to the development of a personal visual expression but to the enrichment of knowledge and visual culture. Description of the main contents: • basic elements of visual communication: dot, line and plane • Basics composition. • Negative and positive space. • Contrast of light and shadow. • Relation between the overall structure of the drawing and the detail of the objects represented. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Fully complies with the objectives of the practical exercises in the classroom and provides additional elements to the problems. Outstanding: Fully complies with the objectives of the practical exercises in the classroom. Good: Meets most of the objectives of the proposed exercises. Acceptable: Minimally complies with the objectives of the proposed exercises. Insufficient: Partially fulfills the objectives of the proposed exercises. Deficient: Does not meet the objectives of the exercises.
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5.1.1.4.
Architectural aesthetics Type of course: Theoretical
Description of Course: The course proposes reflections on Architecture based on aesthetics, ie the philosophy of art. Adopts as a hypotheses, to guide the development of this reflection, the idea that aesthetics in art and architecture is, after all, a cultural product. The student assumes that culture is a set of codes through which individuals and groups communicate and manifest. Both art and architecture make part of that whole and its aesthetic attributes allow them to subjectively encrypt their particular conception of beauty. Under this prescription, examples from history of architecture are presented in order to track the production of aesthetics as a result of a strong cultural impact. Description of the main contents: • Aesthetic concept in Architecture through geometry, space and form. Formal analysis of architecture as an aesthetic understanding through geometry and space. • Culture as a determinant of the aesthetic in the Architecture of some ancient civilizations: Egypt, Greece, Rome. Aesthetic analysis of its architecture through its geometries and spaces as cultural encryption devices. • Survival of aesthetics conceived by ancient civilizations in the context of the emergence of modern Architecture. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Contributes beyond compliance to the amount of work required, with gradual construction of a reflection as applicable knowledge to the projectual exercise and recorded in the logbook in an analytical, clear and efficient manner. Outstanding: Complies with the required amount of work, with the gradual construction of a reflection and knowledge applicable to the projectual exercise and recorded in the logbook clearly and efficiently. Good: Complies with the required amount of work with minimal reflection and building a knowledge applicable to projectual exercise and recorded in the Logbook clearly. Acceptable: Complies with the minimum amount of work without contributions to the construction of a reflection as applicable knowledge to the projectual exercise. The logbook register is just basic. Insufficient: Does not meet the minimum amount of work and therefore no contributions to the construction of a reflection as applicable knowledge to the projectual exercise. The logbook entries are practically null. Deficient: Does no work and therefore no contributions to the construction of a reflection as applicable knowledge to the projectual exercise.
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5.1.1.5.
Basic structures Type of course: theoretical and practical
Description of Course: The architect is responsible for the development and transformation of the physical space of a territory, for which they must know the structural systems and have a critical standpoint of the handling of these, understanding them as part of the built environment and valuing the importance of security against problems of earthquake resistance. This academic space wants the student to understand that every space built requires a structure to withstand the loads and maintain shape, recognizes that the structural solution is proposed from the genesis of the idea and identifies their role in the image, spatiality and tectonics. The student obtains knowledge on the principles of structural behavior, generating investigative concerns about constructive logic in an experimental and didactic way. Description of the main contents: • The building as a system: The building in the natural environment. • The structure as support and as part of the image and tectonics of the building. • Structure: intuition, shape, geometry and evolution. • Geometry: planar and spatial. Polygon networks, polyhedral networks. • Basic static: loads, stresses and strains, section properties. • Conventional and unconventional bearing systems. • Normative: NSR / 10 and the supporting systems in the country. • Reading structural planimetries. • The responsibility of the architect. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Appropriates basic concepts on static behavior of structures and uses them as an integral part of the architectural proposals, represents and justifies them adequately. Outstanding: Analyzes supporting systems, understands their behavior and explains them using appropriate terms and concepts. Good: Analyzes supporting systems, but has some gaps in the terms and concepts of these. Acceptable: Can differentiate between different types of structural systems and among some concepts of basic static. Insufficient: Appropriates some concepts om basic static or comprises some of the supporting systems analyzed during the course. Deficient: Has not appropriated basic concepts of static or structural logic systems.
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5.1.1.6.
Descriptive geometry Type of course: Practical
Description of course: For the formation of three-dimensional thinking of the future architect and the understanding of graphic language that will let you express them, this academic space contributes to the development of spatial perception and representation of architectural objects through knowledge of the basic concepts of flat geometry and representation systems. It is intended that the student is able to visualize, imagine and interpret the natural and built environment through the use of symbolic relations and therefore must use drawing tools correctly in order to allow them to communicate accurately in their proposals, handling and applying graphic systems with well defined basic strokes, the construction of both basic and complex geometric shapes and solid projections for future implementation. Description of the main contents: - Drawing - Geometry - Projection drawing Evaluation criteria: Excellent: Demonstrates commitment to delivering work correctly using the drawing tools for making the plates, which must contain label identification and development of the exercises seen in class accurately and neatly. Evidences its analysis and understands its applicability. Outstanding: Meets the work plan responsibly and prepares accurate and consistent exercises for the development of the different topics in the academic space. Good: Understands and develops the themes that come forward with some difficulties in completing their development within the time period established and the expected accuracy performed. Acceptable: Complies with the proposed work, but evidences difficulties in the use of instruments or the overall development of some issues. Insufficient: Delivers exercises performed in class without completing them and / or no evidence of the work that should be done in their free time. Deficient: Does not function under the criteria of representation nor does their work comply with what is proposed within the academic space.
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5.1.1.7.
Perception and graphical representation Type of course: Theoretical - Practical
Description of course: This course contributes to student training, strengthening their spatial perception and representation of architectural objects from the sensitivity of an architect through all the senses. Provides tools for interpretation and reading of the formal characteristics of space so they can be integrated with the analysis of the workplace of the design workshop. In addition, the academic space is a first approach to the problem of architectural representation as the foundation of architectural language communication, through scale models, architectural plans and perspectives, allowing exploration of different techniques for the student to find or propose its own graphic language. Description of the main contents: • Perception of spatial qualities • Spatial perception in relation with visual communication • Lecture and language of communication and conceptual development. • Sensible approach to the concept of place • Interpretation of Architectural language codes. Planimetry reading. • Basic projections based on a space. • Understanding the concepts of scale and proportion. • Spatial interpretation of an existing space and its planimetry representation. • Application of concepts in the case study. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Develops the perception of space and its components through sensitive manifestations of the visual language. Analyzes and understands basic issues on graphic presentation theory applying them to architectural facts through case studies, for the appropriation and construction of their own language of visual and architectural discourse. Outstanding: Develops the perception of space and its components through sensitive manifestations of the visual language. Analyzes and understands basic issues of architectural graphical presentation theory, applying them to architectural facts through case studies. Good: Develops a perception of space and its components. Analyzes and understands basic issues of graphical presentation theory and applies them to architectural facts through case studies. Acceptable: Develops a perception of space and its components, but has problems analyzing basic issues of graphical presentation theory and application of these to architectural facts. Insufficient: Does not develop a perception of space and its components, and has problems analyzing basic issues of graphical presentation theory and application of these to architectural facts Deficient: Does not develop a perception of space and its components, has problems in analyzing basic issues of theory and graphic presentation and does not apply them to architectural facts.
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5.1.1.8.
Architectural planimetric* Type of course: Practical
Description of course: This course strengthens accountability of clarity, accuracy and veracity in communication, information and representation of different architectural spaces in a clear, accurate and complete way. Description of the main contents: • General planimetry: application in architectural design • Planimetry detail • Basics elements of communication and graphical representation Evaluation criteria Excellent: Understands and interprets an architectural space. Communicates and expresses a three-dimensional space by two-dimensional projections. Relates objects and architectural spaces with human dimensions. Decomposes an architectural space in parts, represents and communicates them in different levels of detail. Analyzes and transforms an object and architectural space. Outstanding: Understands and interprets an architectural space. Communicates and expresses a three-dimensional space by two-dimensional projections. Relates objects and architectural spaces with human dimensions. Decomposes an architectural space in parts, represents and communicates them in different levels of detail. Good: Understands and interprets an architectural space. Communicates and expresses a threedimensional space by two-dimensional projections. Relates objects and architectural spaces with human dimensions. Acceptable: Understands and interprets an architectural space. Communicates and expresses a three-dimensional space by two-dimensional projections. Insufficient: Poorly interprets an architectural space. Represents incorrectly a three-dimensional space by two-dimensional projections. Deficient: Does not understand or interpret an architectural space.
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5.1.1.9.
Sculpture and modeling Type of course: theoretical and practical
Description of course: The course is oriented to understand the languages inspired by historical contexts and vanguards creating two and three dimensional plastic projects. With the interest of recognizing the models showing the links between the past and our historical reality, examples of collective social identity are analyzed and recorded. Production of plastic framed works within the scope of post-modern artistic expressions and its most dominant features can glimpse the character of our culture, turned into a spectacle. The student recognizes cultural aspects that displace the deep sense of true history, assumes it and actively experiences them from the construction of political, social critics and ethically compromised accounts resulting in art objects. Description of the main contents: • The object • The body • The place Evaluation criteria Excellent: Fully complies with the objectives of the practical exercises in the classroom and provides additional elements to the problems. Outstanding: Fully complies with the objectives of the practical exercises in the classroom. Good: Meets most of the objectives of the proposed exercises. Acceptable: Minimally complies with the objectives of the proposed exercises. Insufficient: Partially fulfills the objectives of the proposed exercises.
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5.1.1.10. Topography Type of course: Theoretical Description of course: This course favors the understanding of the surface of a territory as part of the natural and urban environment for the implementation of projects through mathematical and geometrical methods. Also allows the student to understand the floorcharacteristics and its importance for architecture and urbanism. By basic knowledge of cartography and topography, approaches are made to the conceptual and technical instruments to represent the territory in its different scales, leading analytical tools that facilitate student-spatial understanding and territorial data with aiming at taking decisions and develop spatial diagnostics. Academic space content: • Topography in the development of an architectural project. • The topographical survey. • Types of surveys. • The topographical drawing. • Introduction to the concept of soils. • The soil as part of the architectural project. • Usefulness of the study of soils and its relationship with the architectural project. • Introduction in handling mapping as a means of expression of territorial realities. • Definition and basic concepts of geographic information systems. • Creation and database management. • Representation of spatial information, generating mapping and representation of results. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Analyzes the soil as a constituent element of the building and directly responsible for its material integrity. It includes the transformation and environmental settings to generate built spaces. Executes theoretical- practical work manifesting in mathematical, trigonometric and geometric procedures, surveys, topographical portfolios and field practices. Represents spatial, cartographic information and displays results using GIS (Geographic Information System). Expresses graphic, written and verbally their reflexive, critical and analytical skills. Outstanding: Analyzes soil, comprehends the transformation and processing of the environment. Executes theoretical- practical work manifested in mathematical, trigonometry and geometry procedures, surveying, topographic portfolios and field practices. Expresses graphically, written and verbally their reflexive, critical and analytical skills. Good: Recognizes soil as a constituent element of the building. Executes theoretical - practical work manifested in mathematical, trigonometry and geometry procedures, surveying, topographic portfolios and field practices. Expresses their knowledge graphically, written and verbally. Acceptable: It recognizes soil as a constituent element of the building and directly responsible for its material integrity. Executes theoretical - practical work in field exercises. Insufficient: Recognizes soil as a constituent element of the building. Does not run enough theoretical - practical work. Identifies the mathematical, trigonometric and geometric procedures, surveys, topographical portfolios and field practices. Deficient: Does not recognize the soil as a constituent element of the building. Does not run enough theoretical - practical work. 58
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5.1.1.11.
Natural environment Type of course: Practical
Description of course: Natural environment is a reflective and practical academic space where concepts of natural resources, geometry, composition and design process are addressed, aiming to provide articulation between natural resources and architectural creation, from natural, formal, functional and tectonic contextual components, the results become visible through projective memories, planimetry and models. Description of the main contents: • Basis, concepts and theory of natural resources. • Basis, concepts and theory of geometry and composition. • Methodology and projectual process based on natural resources and compositional analysis of the location process. • Formulation of an architectural project articulated to natural resources of the place, defining form, function and tectonics in a natural and cultural contextual way. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Performs the appropriate reading of landscape elements and transforms the information into an architectural proposal articulated with the environment and consistent with the site conditions, applying geometric concepts of composition forms and spaces provided and communicates clearly and effectively. Outstanding: Performs the appropriate reading of landscape elements and transforms the information into an architectural proposal articulated with the environment, applying geometric concepts of form and space composition is provided and communicated clearly. Good: Performs the reading of the landscape elements and transforms the information into an architectural proposal articulated with the environment, and communicates it clearly. Acceptable: Performs the minimum reading of landscape elements and transforms the information into an architectural proposal disjointed from the environment and communicates it minimally. Insufficient: Does not make a proper reading of the landscape elements and therefore fails to transform information into an architectural proposal articulated with the environment. Communication is unclear and insufficient. Deficient: Does not perform the reading landscape elements and therefore fails to deliver an architectural proposal.
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5.1.1.12.
Built Environment Type of course: Practical
Description of course: The course introduces and applies basic concepts and principles of analysis and diagnosis of the physical and socio-cultural conditions of the place to give formal and spatial answer to an architectural program. The compositional exercises performed in the workshop will provide the student tools to identify and interpret morphological characteristics of the built environment immediately and give an answer to them. Introduces concepts such as public space and the connection with it, main ecological structure, uses, heights, tissue, marking, mobility among others. Likewise, the academic space is intended as a meeting point by applying knowledge gained in other academic areas of technical, communicative, interpretive and analytical order. Thus, projects realize a comprehensive design and general competence of the exercise of a design workshop. Description of the main contents: • Perception and interpretation of the site • Analysis of variables (heights, uses public space, mobility, environmental system) in key with the immediate built environment. • Exploration and analysis of form and space. • Implementation and Location: Form - Place adaptation • Architectural features and human activities • Architectural program: Form - space - context relations Evaluation criteria Excellent: Performs the appropriate reading of the physical and socio-cultural conditions of the study site and transforms the information into an architectural proposal that meets the established requirements and an architectural program with forms and spaces provided, connected to the context and consistent with local conditions, logical and coherent structures, and communicates them clearly and effectively. Outstanding: Performs the appropriate reading of the physical and socio-cultural conditions of the study site and transforms the information into an architectural proposal that meets the established requirements and an architectural program with forms and spaces connected with the context, logical and coherent structures, and communicates in an effective way. Good: Performs the reading of the physical and socio-cultural conditions of the study site and transforms the information into an architectural proposal that partially responds to the needs identified and an architectural program with forms and logical structures, and communicates them effectively. Acceptable: Performs the minimum reading of the conditions of the study site and transforms the information into an architectural proposal that does not meet the established requirements and an architectural program with forms and barely logical and coherent structures, communicates with a minimally clear language. Insufficient: Does not perform a proper reading of the study site conditions thus fails to transform information into an architectural proposal that meets the established requirements and an architectural program. Communication is confusing and incomplete. Deficient: Does not make a reading of the study site conditions thus fails to transform information into an architectural proposal.
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5.1.2. Academic spaces of the second year 5.1.2.1. Anthropology Type of course: Theoretical Description of course: The Anthropology course offers sufficient methodological tools to understand the relationship between sociocultural processes and the use of space, through the recognition and appropriation of concepts and theories that belong to a socio-spatial reflection. This will contribute to the appreciation of the cultural, urban and architectural qualities of the habitat and housing, in formal and informal areas, in order to understand the territorial building process and to strengthen the identity of the location. The proposal aims at understanding socio-spatial dynamics regarding political, economic and cultural dimensions, and achieving a dense description of living spaces and promoting analytical and critical thought in relation to the practice of architecture, urban design and spatial planning. The activities specially emphasis on the social awareness and responsibility that should guide all design proposals, in order to improve the quality of human life, in balance with the environment and the territorial reality of the critical learning process. Description of the main contents: • Anthropology, Architecture and Urbanism • Ethnography: approach, method and anthropological product • Socio-cultural aspects of housing and urban processes • Planning and land use planning Evaluation criteria Excellent: Demonstrates an adequate, critical, relevant and reflective understanding of different contexts in accordance to the intervention scales, and uses theoretical-conceptual aspects and research methodologies that were learned in the historical analysis of a built environment and the development of the city, in order to understand the project´s potential impact on existing communities. Promptly complies with assigned tasks, actively participates in all academic spaces and hands in tasks dully completed. Outstanding: Understands different contexts and intervention scales in an appropriate and relevant manner by using theoretical-conceptual and methodological aspects learned in an historical analysis of the built environment and the development of the city, in order to understand the potential impact of projects on existing communities. Good: Demonstrates a basic and adequate understanding of the contexts and intervention scales by using some theoretical-conceptual and methodological aspects learned in the analysis of the built environments and the city with the intent of understanding the impact of projects on existing communities. Acceptable: Understands the contexts and intervention scales by using some theoreticalconceptual and methodological aspects learned in the analysis of the built environment and the city in order to have an idea of the impact of projects on existing communities. Insufficient: Despite efforts, in some activities, aimed at understanding the intervention contexts the student does not achieve a good use of the basic conceptual and methodological elements for analyzing the impact on communities. Hands in incomplete tasks and the student´s work does not reflect an adequate learning process. Deficient: The student does not demonstrate a greater understanding of the suitable concepts and elements in order to understand intervention contexts. DOCUMENT FOR INICIAL VALIDATION RIBA
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Architectural typologies Type of course: Theoretical - Practical
Description of course: This course aims to impart analytical and critical knowledge about the architectural project practice as a complex phenomenon that is historically, geographically and socio culturally conditioned. Thus it seeks to develop an understanding of the architectural and urban forms throughout history and in different geographical and cultural environments. It thus manages to recognize the evolution of these diverse typologies and morphologies, while understanding that human habitat (urban, rural and architectural) is the result of the synthesis of complex variables that occur in conditions of a diverse nature and intentionality. Where the form´s genetic memory and its relationship with function derives into the historical and social in complex ways, but that are wonderfully understandable. The process starts from theoretical, conceptual, methodological and analytical inputs, with the aim of developing a research culture applied to the development of a professional profile. Description of the main contents: • Type theory • Typological series • Typological variations. • The outline as proposal. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Recognizes and identifies the most relevant theories about architectural typologies. Builds typological series in order to analyze architectural projects from different places, epochs and uses. Consistently applies the acquired knowledge. Outstanding: Critically and analytically knows the projects and the major events in the history of architecture, through typology as a knowledge tool. Applies the acquired knowledge to analysis. Good: Recognizes and identifies the most relevant theories about architectural typologies. Understands the concept of typological variation and its application as a conceptual and evolutionary element of architecture. Acceptable: Understands how the knowledge and management of architectural typologies are vital for making design projects that respond adequately to the activity, place and technical requirements. Insufficient: Recognizes the general concepts of architectural typologies Deficient: Does not understand or identifies architectural typologies.
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5.1.2.3.
Multifamily housing systems Type of course: Theoretical
Description of course: This course focuses on urban housing organization from an individual and collective perspective, relating habitability and density variables, in conjunction with the analysis of economic, environmental, aesthetic and social variables. Housing references and their grouping features are identified, thereby highlighting their differences throughout history and new trends in national and international contexts. Description of the main contents: • Housing in the twentieth century • Housing in Bogotá in the twentieth century • From site to housing unit Evaluation criteria Excellent: Understands policy and planning concepts, including historical, socio-cultural, environmental and economic factors that determine grouping systems. Establishes relations between the habitability and density variables. Applies the acquired knowledge and assesses the potential impact of group housing projects. Outstanding: Analyzes and understands the housing grouping systems from an individual and collective perspective, establishing relationships between habitability and density. Applies the acquired knowledge to design exercises. Good: Analyzes the influence of housing grouping systems on the built environment and applies said knowledge. Acceptable: Analyzes housing grouping systems from an individual and collective perspective. Insufficient: Identifies some housing grouping systems. Deficient: Does not understand, nor identifies grouping systems.
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5.1.2.4.
Complex structures Type of course: Theoretical - Practical
Description of course: Knows and explores unconventional industrialized or industrializable structural systems, appropriately applying the environmental and technological physical resources to be applied integrally and simultaneously in the architectural urban objects design process. Because the main focus for the academic year is housing, this academic space provides the students with the tools to understand and propose the structure and formal, spatial and functional composition of their design work. Description of the main contents: • • • •
Synergy, adaptability and sustainability in our local context. The role of the architect in shaping the structure Selection criteria for a structure type and suitable materials. Housing and complex structures in our environs and world, possibilities and projections.
Evaluation criteria Excellent: Understands construction and structural systems, environmental strategies and the regulatory requirements that the design must apply. Creates and formulates a design strategy. Investigates, classifies and prioritizes information concerning basic static and load bearing systems for their further conceptualization, experimentation and purposeful application. Generates strategies for constructing buildings and has the capacity to integrate structural theories and construction techniques. Outstanding: Understands the different variables that make the structure a complex system, either because of its design and materialization, or its relationship with other systems belonging to the architectural object and the project in general. Posits and develops structural systems from specific problems, always associated with the support and shelter functions, as inseparable parts of the structure, and in response to an idea of space, image and tectonics. Good: Knows and explores unconventional and industrialized structural systems, appropriately applying the environmental and technological physical resources in an integrated and simultaneous manner to the architectural urban objects design process. Acceptable: Knowns unconventional and industrialized structural systems. Insufficient: Has difficulty in identifying different structural systems. Deficient: Fails to identify various structural systems.
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5.1.2.5.
With digital graphical expression tools Type of course: Theoretical - Practical
Description of course: The course introduces the students to project representation and development through the use of digital tools, by explaining the definition of ‘CAD’ software (Computer Assisted Design) through the management of digital graphics systems. They shall develop a 2D vector graphicsbased representation by performing simple exercises and developing architectural projects. They are introduced to the topic of 3D modeling, by first understanding basic form components and the process of building complex models through mathematical composition methods. Description of the main contents • Spatial Visualization • 2D and 3D representation • Graphic representation normativity • Basic geometry • Interpretation and layout of architectural plans • Evaluation criteria Evaluation criteria Excellent: Interprets urban and architectural spaces through 2D and 3D mapping and graphing. Creatively applies graphic expression by using digital tools for the development and communication of design projects. Outstanding: Applies and develops the concept of communication and visualization of the architectural and urban object when developing design proposals. Good: Applies graphic expression by using digital tools when developing and communicating design projects. Acceptable: Knows and handles, at a basic level, digital graphic tools and their characteristics. Insufficient: Knows digital graphic tools but fails to use them properly. Deficient: Does not demonstrate knowledge nor use of digital graphic tools.
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5.1.2.6.
Physics and structural logic Type of course: Theoretical - Practical
Description of course: This course, Physics and structural logic, mainly aims to make the student conceptualize about structural foundations, based on physics, so he can address the basic criteria for pre structural design in buildings, and in the same way, to understand the impact of the characteristics of structural element in relation to the architectural project from the initial idea to its functioning. The student begins by appropriating the basic concepts and then understands how these concepts are reflected in the elements and ends by understanding how all of this affects structural systems in general. Likewise it will help them manage the appropriate terminology so they can communicate with professionals from disciplines related to the architectural project, both in the design and construction processes, in conjunction with a critical perspective based on the principles of social responsibility and respect for environment. Description of the main contents: • Basics concepts: structural physics, forces, efforts. • Introduction to material´s strength and their impact on the elements of the structure • Types of loads and the effects they produce • Characteristics of the structural elements and their impact on the system, shape, section, lights, and support sections. • The structural physics and logic in the housing construction system for 1 and 2 floor housing. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Interprets the concepts clearly and can prove them by measuring, comparing and analyzing the results. Generates criteria that allows the student to propose solutions to real situations and is able to turn them into architectural proposals and identifies them clearly in constructed buildings. Outstanding: Presents and interprets the studied concepts, proves them through models and presents a clear analysis of the situations analyzed. Good: Interprets concepts clearly and can prove them by measuring, comparing and analyzing the results in a specific context. Acceptable: Presents and interprets the concepts, proving the causes that produce them. Insufficient: Recognizes the concepts covered in the course.
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Deficient: Does not recognizes the concepts covered in the course. 5.1.2.7. The domestic and the residence Type of course: Theoretical Description of course: This course acknowledges that the ways and forms of physical human life are expressed spatially in the territory. The housing or domestic dimension of human in-house dwelling is considered a profound and transcendental expression, but simultaneously it is a mundane everyday affair, that shows how humans have inhabited the world. Thus, the dimensions of survival and transcendence combine to make sense of the multiple, complex and interrelated dimensions of housing, home and house. In the process of dimensioning in-house dwelling to its intimate scale, which is the home, the processes related to perception pass through an axiological experience of the world. So the tangible and intangible aspects of the experience form two moments of apprehension and understanding of the spatial physical reality. Description of the main contents: • Territory and Housing. • Survival and transcendence in the residential habitat and housing typologies: a historical view. • Social, cultural and domestic. • House-Housing-Home. • The living experience in the interior space, the formal, technical and functional: function-form relation. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Identifies, understands and appropriates the habitability, spatial and architectural quality concepts and relates them to urban contexts and the environment, including analysis variables in its technical and constructional aspects. Identifies types of housing throughout history with a critical view of residential architecture. Outstanding: Identifies, analyzes and understands the concepts of habitability, spatial and architectural quality and relates them to urban contexts and the environment, everyday life and customs of the inhabitants. Good: Analyzes and understands the phenomenon of interiority in the residence, from the temporal and physical environmental dimension. Acceptable: Identifies the phenomenon of interiority in the residence from the temporal dimension. Insufficient: Partially identifies the phenomenon of interiority in the residence, from the temporal dimension. Deficient: Fails to identify the phenomenon of interiority in the residence, from the temporal dimension.
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5.1.2.8.
Prototypes and models Type of course: theoretical
Description of course: The course of Prototypes and models emphasizes the production of objects and seeks to strengthen perception and sensitivity by consolidating the project´s concept or interest on which every architectural fact is based. The course favors the search for alternative materials, the perfecting of techniques and the recognition of the importance of three-dimensional architectural design. Description of the main contents: • Techniques and materials • Natural, conventional and unconventional structures. • Ergonomics and anthropometry • Form, function and purpose Evaluation criteria Excellent: Applies theoretical approaches in an innovative manner, is aware of cultural relevance and its impact on society, and shows a thoughtful and critical appreciation of the issues discussed during the course. Creatively develops the designs for models and prototypes, both in terms of their conceptualization and representation. Involves technical and technological processes in proposals. Outstanding: Applies the corresponding theoretical approaches to practical exercises, thus showing a thoughtful and critical appreciation. Creatively develops the designs for models and prototypes, both in terms of their conceptualization and representation. Good: Applies the corresponding theoretical approaches to practical exercises, thus showing a thoughtful and critical appreciation. Generates model and prototype proposals. Acceptable: Recognizes the corresponding theoretical approaches to practical exercises and partially develops the proposed models and prototypes. Insufficient: Partially recognizes the discussed theoretical concepts, and fails to develop proposals for their application. Deficient: Does not recognize concepts nor develop proposals.
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5.1.2.9.
Processes networks and systems Type of course: Theoretical - Practical
Description of course: The course allows students to acquire the skills related to the conceptualization of the construction process of an architectural project, by positing technical subsystems and their relationships. Understanding the organization of construction as a logical sequence of activities that are grouped into chapters, which, in turn, are also interrelated at different times during execution; allows the proper functionality of the building in its development. The concept of construction activity is the foundation that permits addressing the concepts and exercises aimed at establishing the resources and the sequentiality of the construction process. Description of the main contents: • The construction system: the structural system and the construction process. • Housing buildings: The system and subsystems. Conceptualization. • Structural and/or construction systems in Colombia NSR-10. Analysis of the industrialized systems most commonly used in our context. • Construction chapters: Studies and designs, preliminary, foundations, structure, enclosures, partitions, networks - installations and finishes. • Comfort network subsystem: Supply and drainage, electricity, gas and mechanical equipment. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Comprehends the parts of a building, its hierarchy and interaction, understands that the design process should include the way the project will be built, and therefore identifies and proposes the construction system. Includes the properties of the materials and the activities required for their conversion into construction elements. Outstanding: Recognizes the component parts of a building, its hierarchy and interaction, and identifies the construction system. Knows the properties of the materials and the activities required for their conversion into construction elements. Good: Analyzes the building with a set of interacting elements and understands the construction system. Understands that the construction components consist of materials that have particular characteristics. Acceptable: Understands that the building as a system is the result of the relationship between its components, and the way they build. Insufficient: Identifies the building as a whole without understanding the relationships between the subsystems and the components that comprise them. Does not understand or know the materialization alternatives of a building. Deficient: Recognizes a building without establishing or understanding its subsystems and construction components.
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5.1.2.10.
Community and habitability Type of course: Theoretical
Description of course: The course develops the student’s ability to recognize the different characteristics of a community´s intervention in the social production of the habitat. Analyzes habitat transformation through history and recognizes as fundamental variables the needs, customs and traditions in order to generate critical perspectives on the quality of the built environment. The student identifies the impact generated by urban and architectural interventions in the generation of places for gatherings and social inclusions, encouraging the development of communal activities that strengthen the social fabric. Description of the main contents: • Community and space. • Transforming urban habitat: from neighborhoods to gated communities • From backwardness to longing: the transformation of rural habitat • Human habitat and its reconstruction based on participation: Case analysis of community intervention in the production of habitat. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Identifies and understands, from a critical perspective, the concepts and elements that generate changes and realities for the community and the habitat in a logical historical dimension. Prepares and presents research projects in various contexts that allow the comparison between reality and participatory social theory. Outstanding: Critically identifies in history, the elements that influence the current historical changes that have an influence on the changes and realities of the community and habitat. Recognizes problems from which research exercises can be developed. Good: Understands the elements that create a community, the relationship between human beings and their different lifestyles, in the diverse scenarios of the built habitat. Acceptable: Recognizes the elements that create a community in the different spaces of the built habitat. Insufficient: Recognizes elements that create a community without establishing relations or applying them. Deficient: Does not recognize the elements that create a community nor relates them to his context.
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5.1.2.11. Housing Type of course: Practical Description of course: The housing issue is approached from a holistic perspective, linking urban, environmental, cultural and socioeconomic variables with the dimensions for the solving of a specific housing physical fact such as the aesthetic, architectural, functional, technical, environmental and cultural dimensions in order to offer innovative, pertinent alternatives that promote the values of the place, respect and encourage diversity and generate a decent and sustainable habitat for its inhabitants. Description of the main contents: • Basics housing forming concepts. • Housing and its relationships • Housing elements • Interaction between the individual and the family in shaping the concept of home. • The construction and compositional structure in the formal definition of housing. • Size, comfort, materiality, anthropometry and spatial quality. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Proposes and develops an architectural project in terms of housing groups from the functional, aesthetic, spatial, dimensional, environmental, technical and economic. Analyzes and proposes a design that recognizes: the relationship with the climate, the shape and construction, the users of the building and energy consumption. Communicates and represents in a clear and effective manner with an architectural language the planimetries, scale models and process logs. Outstanding: Proposes and develops an architectural project in terms of housing groups from the functional, aesthetic, spatial, dimensional, environmental, technical and economic. Communicates and represents in a clear and effective manner with architectural language the planimetries, scale models and process logs. Good: Develops a project at the level of group housing (general implementation) related to the immediate urban context and the applicability of the proposed standard as an alternative to urban problems in the sector under study. Acceptable: Understands and responds to urban problems in the sector under study, with respect to a basic group housing. Insufficient: Analyzes and understands the basic housing components in relation to its users and their economic, social and cultural context. Deficient: Fails to understand the basic housing components and their relation to the context.
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5.1.2.12.
Social housing Type of course: Practical
Description of course: The course “Social Housing” seeks to develop in the students a critical attitude from the assessment and typological renewal of social housing, encouraging research processes that respond to problems in global or local contexts and allows the formation of cultural identity in an appropriate manner, from the architectural project. From the understanding of the socio economic and spatial features of the city, and its regulatory policy, social housing is conceived and valued as a linchpin between the public, the community and private sectors with an emphasis on the development of communal life in harmony with the environment. Description of the main contents: • Introduction to the topic of social housing • Approaches to new types of housing • The concept of density and livability • Urban analysis in relation to the emergence of new neighborhoods or housing groups. • The urban landscape and housing. Development and sustainability. • Technical, aesthetic, environmental, social, urban, historical and experiential variables. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Proposes and develops a social housing project from urban, regulatory, socio-economic, functional, aesthetic, spatial, environmental and technical variables. Analyzes and proposes a design that recognizes the relation with the environs, users and energy consumption of the building. Communicates and represents in a clear and effective manner with an architectural language the planimetries, scale models and process logs. Outstanding: Proposes and develops a social housing project from the functional, aesthetic, spatial, dimensional, environmental, technical and economic. Communicates and represents in a clear and effective manner with an architectural language the planimetries, scale models and process logs. Good: Develops a social housing project in relation to the immediate urban context and the applicability of the proposed standard as an alternative to urban problems in the sector under study. Acceptable: Understands and responds to urban problems in the sector under study, with respect to a basic housing group. Insufficient: Analyzes and understands the basic components of social housing in relation to users and their economic, social and cultural context. Deficient: Fails to understand the basic components of social housing and their relation to their environs.
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5.1.3. Academic spaces of the third year 5.1.3.1.
Comfort and environment Type of course: Theoretical-Practical
Description of course: To ensure the quality of life of the occupants of a building within sustainable parameters, it is essential for the building to be articulated, from its conception, to the environmental and natural system of urban or rural territory. The understanding of the environmental and natural structures of the city and the territory will permit the projection of architectural objects that include systems of basic facilities for the comfort and safety of its future inhabitants, quantification, location and calculation of components, such as: mobility and transport in the building, the natural dimension of air intake as living environment, the consequences of ventilation, daylighting and solar conditions, climate, natural resilience against adverse events. Description of the main contents: • Transport within the building and approaching it, their calculation components, size and location. • The air in human activity and the necessary air volume, natural and mechanical ventilation, conditioning, air conditioning. • Bioclimatic design, reading and application of climate components. Application systems and the characteristics of the construction components. • Daylight, its reading and measurement and application in the building. Artificial lighting, the classification and characteristics of the lights, and artificial lighting calculation. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Understands the relations and dimension of the sustainability variables and their applied assessment in design technique with sustainability criteria. Outstanding: Interacts in complex ways with technical and design postures, under sustainable and comfort parameters, applied to a territory. Good: Recognizes the different variables that define sustainability, comfort and the environs. Understands possible intervention scenarios for each one. Acceptable: Identifies intervention variables and possibilities in a linear fashion, without recognizing the impact of the interaction between them. Insufficient: Has difficulty in identifying intervention variables and their readings, and how they articulate on site.
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5.1.3.2.
Political spirituality Type of course: theoretical
Description of course: The course generates tools for understanding an architectural work, from its aesthetics, its spatial characteristics and construction techniques, and approaching the social, cultural and economic reality of the community that erected it. That’s why the purpose of this academic space is not only internalize the architectures that have preceded us, but also to interpret, through them, the wealth of symbols that were used in buildings and hence structure their physical and social reality. Description of the main contents: • Politics: Buildings for civilian life. • Politics: Military architecture, the institutional, the complexity of governmental functions, the demand for a specialized architectural solution. • Spiritual: Religious architecture as a representative spiritual symbol of the people and a power. • Spiritual: The meaning of death in history. • Economics: Stadiums, public buildings and spectacles. The universities. • Economics: The first hospitals initially attached to monasteries, convents or churches, and their transformation through history. Theater as an activity and architectural typology. • The political and administrative in the city center. • Economics: Buildings for leisure and sporting use. Commercial galleries and plazas Evaluation criteria Excellent: Understands the concept and meaning of the components of an architectural work from its aesthetics, its spatial characteristics and construction techniques, understood as a mirror of reality applied to social life, its aspirations and achievements. It also contributes to the intentionality of the academic space, not only to reroute knowledge of the previous architectures, but also to interpret, through them, the wealth of symbols that were used in building and thus structure their physical and social reality. Outstanding: Understands the concepts and meanings of the components of an architectural work from its aesthetics, its spatial characteristics and construction techniques, understood as a mirror of reality applied to social life, its aspirations and achievements. Good: Recognizes the concepts and meanings of the components of an architectural work according to their use and service. Acceptable: Identifies some concepts that can recognize an architectural work from its use. Insufficient: Does not recognize the constructed and projected reality, in order to identify the different communicative qualities of the architectural fact. Deficient: Does not show interest in recognizing the communicative qualities of the architectural fact.
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5.1.3.3.
Place, city and architecture Type of course: theoretical
Description of course: The course aims to provide the necessary tools in order to recognize and assess the environmental and ecological elements within the city and their relations with other systems. The student articulates urban and architectural proposals for the systems that structure the city and the territory, by analyzing infrastructure proposals at different scales. Description of the main contents: • Introduction to the “system” term, within the framework of the city • Information: collection - classification- analysis • Urban structure and urban sectoral systems • Formulation of a prospective multi-scale system vision: Sectoral, zonal and local Evaluation criteria Excellent: Develops a complete workbook, expresses his analysis clearly, is proactive, creative and presents the acquired knowledge both verbally and graphically. Outstanding: Collects information about the created content, clearly presents the acquired knowledge and the language used is appropriate. Good: Expresses the activities main elements, but has shortcomings in oral and graphic expression. Acceptable: Expresses himself in a manner coherent with the acquired knowledge, but has deficiencies in the collection and presentation of information. Insufficient: The information presented is neither clear nor consistent. Deficient: Does present progress or transmits the acquired knowledge.
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5.1.3.4.
3D modeling and setting Type of course: Theoretical - Practical
Description of course: During the course the students will acquire skills in communication and representation of projects with the help of 3D modeling programs. In the process he will supplement the skills already acquired from previous semesters, with the use of representation, communication and design programs. At the end of the course the student will be able to clearly express the design proposals developed during the semester in the appropriate graphic language, by using contemporary techniques for the representation of architectural projects. During the course, and with the help of the programs used in the systems laboratory, the student shall produce images of an architectural and urban project, properly diagrammed, where the essential characteristics of the project can be appreciated: overall project renders, aerial views, pedestrian level, analysis, main facades, interior renders at different times, panoramic images with postproduction for the final presentations. Description of the main contents: • 3 dimensional graphical representation, concepts and tools • 3 dimensional modeling and rendering in AutoCAD and 3-D max (Autodesk) • Setting of virtual spaces, furniture and vegetation • Diagramming and postproduction • Basic animation Evaluation criteria Excellent: The student applies, in the final result, all the knowledge and communication techniques transmitted in the course. Outstanding: The student applies, in the final result, most of the knowledge and communication techniques transmitted in the course. Good: The student applies, in the final result, the basic knowledge and communication techniques. Acceptable: The student applies, in the final result, some of the basic knowledge and communication techniques. Insufficient: The student does not apply, in the final result, the basic knowledge and communication techniques. Deficient: The student does not apply, in the final result, none of the basic knowledge and communication techniques.
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5.1.3.5.
Territorial planning and organization Type of course: theoretical
Description of course: The course addresses the conception and the physical-spatial and functional dynamics of the territory, and also the levels of management and the planning tools that permit a sustainable, rational and efficient organization of human settlements, rural areas and natural resources. The course articulates the study of the territory and its legal and historical framework with the systems and networks that structure it. Description of the main contents: • Basic concepts: region, country and city. • Basic concepts: planning, development and management. • Historical framework of territorial and urban regulations. • Current legal framework for territorial planning. • Territorial planning instruments. • Territorial management instruments. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Clearly identifies and describes the concepts developed in the course, recognizes territorial management scales and demonstrates skill in consulting planning instruments and citing regulatory issues. Outstanding: Describes the concepts developed in the course, recognizes the territorial management scales and demonstrates skills in consulting planning instruments. Good: Describes the concepts developed in the course, recognizes the territorial management scales. Acceptable: Recognizes the concepts developed in the course and the territorial management scales. Insufficient: Identifies, with difficulty, some territorial planning concepts. Deficient: Does not recognize concepts and territorial management aspects.
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5.1.3.6.
Budgeting and programming Type of course: Theoretical - Practical
Description of course: For the materialization of any architectural project, the interaction between economic and physical resources is required in order to carry out the constructive activities necessary for it to become a reality. In order to do this, the architect must have the cost knowledge, tools and programming, so that it is possible to judiciously allocate said resources to the project, and hence be carried to fruition in the appropriate quality, time and money. Thus, in this academic space, students will, starting from a theoretical and practical interaction on real construction projects, develop the ability to interpret blueprints and technical specifications for a construction project, will quantify construction activities, will acquire the ability to budget the direct and indirect cost structure of a project and will also acquire the ability to develop a construction´s project program. Description of the main contents: • General aspects of construction • Quantifying amounts of construction work • The construction´s costs and budget • The construction´s program Evaluation criteria Excellent: Perfect understanding and mastery of the theory, and it translation into practice during the applied workshops and the real project developed during the semester. The aforementioned is reflected in a student with an excellent commitment and dedication to the academic space, always trying to generate added value in tasks. Outstanding: Stands out for understanding and mastering theory and its application, in workshops and the real project during the semester. Generally, the student assessed as outstanding is committed and dedicated to the academic space, but also makes a little extra effort in order to achieve excellence in the applied work developed in the academic space. Good: Has a good grasp and mastery of theory and applies it correctly in the workshops and the real project during the semester. This student is committed and dedicated to the academic space; meets all the requirements, but does not contribute more than required. Acceptable: Acceptable understanding and mastery of theory, and its translation it into practice in workshops and the real project during the semester. The acceptable student is one whose attitude toward the academic space only complies with the minimum requirements to pass. Insufficient: Regular understanding of theoretical concepts, this is proven in their confused application in workshops and the real project during the semester. Deficient: Neither understands nor dominates theory; therefore, does not apply it correctly in workshops and the real project during the semester.
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5.1.3.7.
Analog and digital photography Type of course: Theoretical - Practical
Description of course: Proposes the construction of photographic images conceived as a creative, systematic and intentional activity by using the languages and technological means of analog and digital photography; structures, produces and projects proposals which express and communicate ideas and emotions in the urban context. The specificity of the course is conceived as the possibility of subjective metaphorical configuration, oriented towards the problem of building photographic images produced by the thought of being, from a vision that links it to its particular social and historical contexts. Description of the main contents: • What is photography? • Physics of photography • Photographic Language • The chemistry of photography • The mechanics of photography • The photographic technique • Photography as art Evaluation criteria Excellent: The tasks undertaken achieve an appropriation of the concepts and knowledge from thoughts and proposals. Uses correctly the work materials and is able to apply the concepts and thoughts to each photographic creation. The student is able to work in a group and exchange ideas and concepts with his peers by using arguments acquired in the academic space. Outstanding: The work presented is characterized by an appropriation of concepts from thoughts and proposals. Correctly uses materials and can create photographic creations, although the assigned tasks do not have creative depth and metaphorical configuration, and are inferior to an excellent tasks; is able to exchange ideas and concepts with peers based on what is apprehended in class and during independent study. Good: This criterion includes the assigned tasks that have an adequate appropriation of concepts and ideas, successfully uses the required materials, prepares creative photographs; however, these are not very profound. Acceptable: The assigned tasks presents concepts and ideas studied in class. Produces photographs using the right materials, but the assigned tasks do not stand out from a thoughtful basis derived from the concepts and ideas that permit depthness. Insufficient: The assigned task is considered insufficient when trying to elaborate photographs from concepts and ideas, and fails to reach a creative proposal from the posited reflection. Deficient: The assigned task fails to appropriate the concepts based on the students’ ideas and proposals. Has difficulty in correctly using the materials and the photographs lack creative depth and metaphorical configuration; presents difficulties when exchanging ideas and concepts with peers.
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5.1.3.8. Semiotics Type of course: theoretical Description of course: Its aim is for the students to recognize and appropriate some theoretical and conceptual elements that are based on a reflection about space from the sociocultural process of attribution and construction of meaning. It also seeks to provide sufficient methodological tools to understand the space´s signs and signifiers and the different elements that constitute and determine it, in relation to its shape, structure, function and use. This will contribute to understand how urban proposals and architectural objects are articulated with systems that structure the territory and in particular, the city. The content and activities are focused on the identification, characterization and interpretation of the symbolic value of space and territory, in correspondence with the different political, economic and cultural contexts, in order to understand why and how the space makes meaning. Description of the main contents: • Self-recognition as communicating and spatial subjects • Architecture and Semiotics: the ability of space to communicate • The city in history and the history of the city: the case of Bogotá • Imagined Cities, fragmented utopias Evaluation criteria Excellent: The student understands the importance of architectural and urban forms in the construction of spatial meaning through their holistic reading, and it leads him to consider the historical process, the desire that exists behind the work and the attributed function, as well as its use by inhabiting subjects, that interpret the space and give it a particular meaning. Promptly complies with assigned tasks, actively participates in all of the academic space sessions and presents the complete workbook. Outstanding: The student can analyze the architectural form as a product of the desire of a designing subject immersed in a particular historical process that attribute function to space, which differ in relation to their use by the inhabitants. Complies with most of the assigned tasks, actively participates in class and presents his workbook. Good: The student understands the semiosis process and links some semiotics concepts to architectural analysis, in this manner the student understands the difference between the allocation of functions and the uses of space. Performs tasks, participates in class and presents his workbook. Acceptable: The student strives to understand some elements of semiotics in order to incorporate them into the analysis of the architectural and urban space. Presents some assigned tasks on his workbook and seeks to participate in class. Insufficient: The student uses semiotic concepts indistinctly and inaccurately for architectural analysis, without being able to establish the relationship between form, desire, function and use. Hands in incomplete assigned tasks and his workbook does not reflect an adequate learning process. Deficient: The student does not appropriate semiotic concepts and elements for architecture, so he does not meet the tasks or hands in his workbook, which evidences the students’ lack of interest.
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5.1.3.9.
Sectorial urban systems Type of course: Theoretical
Description of course: This course is to understand the city´s systems on different scales, and based on them create a graphic and theoretical analysis of the main problems encountered in each of the systems. The student proposes a number of strategies to appropriately recompose the territory and relates them to the problems developed in his design exercises. The student recognizes a number of features in the territory that conceptually enrich his urban proposals, to incorporate them to the specific architectural project scale as organizing elements. Description of the main contents: • Introduction to “system” term, within the framework of the city • Information: collection – classification - analysis • Urban structure and urban sectoral systems • Formulation of a prospective multi-scale system vision: Sectoral, zonal and local Evaluation criteria Excellent: The assigned tasks presented by the student identify and recognize the particularity of the concepts in the course and clearly and creatively makes proposals on different scales both verbally and graphically. Outstanding: The work presented by the student identifies the concepts in the course and makes proposals on different scales which are properly articulated in design. Good: The work presented by the student identifies the concepts in the course and makes proposals. Acceptable: Consistently expresses some concepts and develops them into his proposals. Insufficient: Recognizes with difficulty the concepts developed during the course. Proposals do not relate to the thoughts discussed during the course. Deficient: There is no concrete and clear information about any understanding of the concepts covered in the course.
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5.1.3.10.
Architectural theory Type of course: Theoretical
Description of course: The course aims to provide the necessary materials for a methodical study of different project field, thus exposing an orderly system of thought that will define the factors involved in the architect ´s decisions and that are related to the result. The student analyzes relevant objects in architecture, which permits the recognition of every epoch´s thought, understand its origin, its structure and the transformation of different knowledge systems that have been generated in interaction with architectural practice. Description of the main contents: • The Theory of Architecture, analytical and methodological conditions. • Knowledge from the project. • The act of projecting and theory as a general reflection on architecture. • Architecture as a research tool. Evaluation criteria Excellent: The argumentation through the construction of discourse is successfully established with evidence between the project systems and quality, clarity and the student´s communicative and expressive skills, graphically and verbally and written. Gives importance to a thoughtful skill and critical analysis. Outstanding: The argumentation through the construction of discourse is relevant to the evidence of project systems and quality, clarity and the student´s communicative and expressive skills, graphically and verbally and written. Good: The argumentation through the construction of discourse is satisfactorily established with evidence of the project systems and quality, clarity and communication skills. Acceptable: The argumentation through the construction of discourse is acceptable to the evidence between project systems. A disconnect exists between the reflective capacity and critical analysis. Insufficient: The argumentation through the construction of discourse does not meet the evidence from project systems. Deficient: The argumentation through the construction of discourses is not related to the evidence of the project systems. There is no capacity for reflection and critical analysis.
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5.1.3.11.
Local facilities Type of course: Practical
Description of course: Local or neighborhood facilities, understood as a public buildings, are configured as an element of singular reference and of a symbolic nature, with the possibility of generating conditions of centrality and refers to the places and buildings that have a collective nature, either public or private, and that show a strong persistence in the structure of the city. The course examines and formulates General Urban Proposals and Architectural Projects and Specific Urban, from the understanding of the system of local facilities and its articulation with other sectoral and urban systems. The student must consider the physical, spatial, functional, urban, environmental, accessibility, landscape, architectural, patrimonial, technical, social, cultural and economic constraints and attempts to generate some comprehensive and systemic approaches. Similarly, the urban and architectural proposal should prioritize intervention in urban areas than due to their lack of urban structure and consolidation require comprehensive proposals and equipment to aid their conformation. Description of the main contents: • Introduction to equipment • Project referents • Urban analysis, equipment impact in local and zonal development. • Fusion and architectural program. • Technical, aesthetic, environmental and social variables. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Demonstrates design skills in balancing theory and practice. Ability to summarize and answer all the variables of a design problem. Outstanding: Is able to interpret, argue and propose architectural solutions with very good design quality, despite omitting some minor features. Good: Achieves a reasonable level of performance and argument, but they are not sufficiently proactive in defending project design. Acceptable: Gives an answer to the design problem, but the variables lack good arguments and do not have a creative proposal. There are no good graphics and neither an expressive representation of the project. Insufficient: Does not understand the whole problem and lacks criteria that justify the proposal. Deficient: Does not have interpretive and argumentative capacity, the result does not respond the proposed problem.
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5.1.3.12.
Networks and systems Type of course: Practical
Description of course: The course aims to create a spatial and functional articulation with the Networks and Systems that structure the territory in its Regional, Metropolitan, Municipal, Urban, Rural and Zonal scale, including the immediate context under study. It generates proposals based on the understanding of different infrastructure (housing, groupings, roads, transport, public space, equipment, land use and service networks, among others) understood as the activities structural support. Description of the main contents: • Networks and systems that structure the territory • The territory, project referents. • Territorial intervention scales. • Urban architectural proposal. Evaluation criteria Excellent: The proposal includes all the proposed scales, integrates the concepts discussed and applies them in the development of the project. Has a high degree of innovation and creativity that allows the student to excel in comparison to other projects. Outstanding: It is a project that is completely developed as a result of a consistent development process. Likewise, it integrates the knowledge of other academic spaces and applies them in the development of the project. Good: In this case a project is completely developed through a consistent process during all of the semester. Partially integrates the knowledge acquired in other academic spaces and applies them development of the project. Acceptable: The project is sufficiently developed as a result of a consistent process during the semester. Partially integrates the knowledge acquired in other academic spaces and applies them development of the project. Insufficient: The project lacks development due to the irregularities in its process. Does not integrate the knowledge acquired in other academic spaces to the development of the project. Deficient: The project is considered insufficient due to the irregularity in its process. Does not integrate the knowledge acquired in other academic spaces to the development of the project.
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5.2. Part 2 5.2.1. Course of the third year 5.2.1.1. Administration Type of course: Theoretical Description of course: The course enables the development of a professional profile for management, control and project management, based on the description and analysis of different proposed scenarios, in such a way that future performance characteristics are recognized. The student shall identify the administrative tools that will allow him to make proposals that have a positive impact on the territory and shall also recognize the importance of interdisciplinarity. Description of the main contents: • Overview • Schools and administrative doctrines • Organizational and operational systems • Contracting systems • Project control processes • Defining the services’ scope • Development of a project management agenda Evaluation criteria Excellent: Identifies the different administrative processes such as planning, organizing, directing and controlling; recognizes the theoretical foundations of management theories; identifies, defines and describes the different project development contracting systems and their construction, taking into account the current regulations. Relates projects control processes and their construction to the technical, administrative, financial, environmental and social. Designs control mechanisms in a specific construction project. Outstanding: Identifies the different management processes in architecture. Recognizes the theoretical foundations of management theories. Identifies, defines and describes the different project development and construction contracting systems, and takes into account the regulations. Good: Identifies the different management processes in architecture. Recognizes the theoretical foundations of management theories. Recognizes different contracting systems. Knows the service provision scope, that is framed by current regulations as an architect. Acceptable: Identifies the different management processes in architecture. Knows the scope of services provision framed by current regulations, as an architect. Insufficient: Has difficulty identifying the management processes and contracting systems for the development of architectural and construction projects. Deficient: Does not identify any of the management or control processes for the execution of a project, nor the governmental contracting system or selection process. DOCUMENT FOR INICIAL VALIDATION RIBA
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5.2.1.2.
Digital Animation Type of course: Practical
Description of course: The course develops the student’s communication skills and the representation of project ideas. It explores animation and non-traditional production alternatives by applying them to the presentation of architectural and urban ideas, and finally, the student interacts with 3D modeling software, articulating his practical exercises with the design proposal developed in other courses of the academic plan. Description of the main contents: • Overview of animated graphical representation (concepts, digital representation tools). • Creating a story board as a tool for the animation process applied to architectural and urban objects. • Animation pre-production and production. • Animation controllers, keys and modifiers. • Behavior systems in 3D programs applied to architectural and urban objects. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Conceptualizes and creates a creative and innovative 3D project with animation and spatially highly detailed. Explores different tools and favorably uses the characteristics of the proposed software. Outstanding: Conceptualizes and represents a 3D project with animation and good spatial detail. Recognizes and uses various tools in practical exercises. Good: Represents a 3D project with animation and demonstrates a curiosity that may evolve through future exploration. Acceptable: Creates a basic 3D project with animation. Insufficient: Represents a 3D project with animation, but does not understand spatiality nor the characteristics of the tools used. Deficient: Does not understand or develop a 3D project with animation.
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5.2.1.3.
Culture and heritage Type of course: Theoretical
Description of course: The course develops the concept of culture as a promoter of indispensable values for the building of a better society, expressed along the territory, in the natural and cultural heritage, that demands a reflection on its value, conservation and comprehensive sustainability. The course is a space for the generation of awareness, criticism and reflection on these issues, with registration and assessment exercises that assess the students on the understanding of the proposed contents. Description of the main contents: • Concepts about culture, society and development. • Policies and international and national cultural legislation (emphasis added). • Natural heritage. • Cultural Heritage (tangible and intangible). • Spatial registration and architectural heritage survey. • Cultural heritage categories: architecture, urban, rural and cultural landscape. • Comprehensive valuation of the cultural heritage. • Who, how, why and for what is cultural heritage is valued. • Relationship between valuation, conservation, safeguarding and sustainability of cultural heritage. • Cultural heritage intervention with sociocultural relevance: architecture’s point of view. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Understands what is heritage, evidences the past-present and assumes a clear stance in relation to its intervention, taking into account existing legislation. Outstanding: Understands what heritage is and posits basic alternatives in proposals regarding the standards. Good: Understands what heritage is, although the posited alternatives are not fully complied with. Acceptable: Only identifies heritage and does not posit alternatives. Insufficient: Does not understand the concept of heritage nor is it applied. Deficient: Has no clear concept of heritage.
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5.2.1.4.
Social and economic development Type of course: Theoretical
Description of course: In its conception the course addresses and considers the principles, values and attitudes that seek to strengthen the Lasallian Identity, professional education with social sensitivity, a sense of belonging and social impact, equality and commitment to integral and sustainable human development through new urban and real estate developments. Privileging knowledge’s sense of truth and autonomy in pursuit of an education that promotes the professional’s human development and nurtures his critical thinking, because he will be in charge of new planning guidelines and the territorial order and its relations with its surrounding environment from the social, cultural, economic and environmental. Strengthen values such as respect for the individual and the understanding of work ‘s latent needs in interdisciplinary teams, through urbanism and and real estate development projects to be built from research, reflection, conceptualization and constructive criticism. Description of the main contents: • Basics development and growth concepts. • Recent and contemporary approaches to development. • Historical evolution of economic and social planning and its relationship with the territory. • Territorial planning models with an emphasis on social and economic dimensions vs comprehensive planning models for development. • Policy framework for social and economic development planning. • Regulations and management for development planning. • Methods and instruments for economic and social planning with an integrated approach. Evaluation criteria Excellent: The student broadly develops management, funding and planning models in relation to social, environmental and economic aspects. Outstanding: The student broadly develops management, funding and planning models in relation to some social, environmental and economic aspects. Good: The student broadly develops management, funding and planning models without taking into account social, environmental and economic aspects. Acceptable: The student develops, in a basic manner, management, funding and planning models. Insufficient: The student has difficulty developing management, funding and planning models. Deficient: The student does not develop, or understand management, funding and planning models.
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5.2.1.5.
Digital layout composition Type of course: Theoretical-Practical
Description of course: The course helps to understand digital diagramming as the action that organizes by establishing hierarchies, visual rhythms, incorporating text, images and signs in a space-format, with the goal of generating the comprehension of a message in a functional and meaningful way, with aesthetic criteria in a communication context. The student manages the development of graphic languages and communication codes based on text and image articulation. Description of the main contents: • Visual design elements • Format: space and structure • Typography: communication strategies • Visual interpretation of information Evaluation criteria Excellent: Identifies, argues and applies ethical and aesthetic categories with processes inherent to graphic composition and that takes into account hierarchies and visual rhythms for the comprehension of cultural and social significant phenomena aimed at a particular user. Outstanding: Broadens the cultural field by assessing ideas and visual communication projects. Resizes the creative activity through the acquisition of aesthetic and ethical stances. Good: Refines his symbolization and representation capacity, through the use of audiovisual languages that serve as a communication vehicle. Acceptable: Dominates the creative capacity and the realization and materialization of complex graphic projects. Insufficient: Does not dominate the creative capacity and the realization and materialization of complex graphic projects. Deficient: Does not use the symbolization and representation capacity through the use of audiovisual languages that serve as a communication vehicle.
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5.2.1.6. Management Type of course: Theoretical-Practical Description of course: This course refers to the administration and realization of an idea, considering that in order to achieve the objectives proposed in the planning, management and financing instruments framework, established by Law 388 of 1997 (Law on Territorial Development), it requires the interaction of various public, private and community actors. The course develops in students the professional skills that enable them to learn, internalize and apply basic instruments to projects focused on real state, on new and heritage buildings; to assume the professional challenge of developing the city with a high ethical and social commitment, with technical foundations aimed at educating people with highly developed analytical and critical skills, posed to improve and optimize the physical-spatial environs of different city sectors, while considering the generation of wealth and the improvement of the quality of life of its inhabitants. Description of the main contents: • Introduction to management concepts, the legislation expressed in the laws, decrees, economics and urban development. • Skills for the collection and recognition of valuable information in the structuring process at the feasibility level in real estate projects. • The ability to form the economic and financial aspects in projects, in order to determine their feasibility and profitability, from urban design to the conceptualization of the architectural product. • Integration of the legal, technical, economic and market variables for the concept, development and structuring of real estate products, under a competitive framework. • Articulation of the workshop management process with the research practice and with the academic spaces of the six months period, in order to develop comprehensive strategies in the education process. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Analyzes, plans and builds the financial aspects and the feasibility of an urban and real estate project, taking into account social, environmental and economic aspects in relation to current urban policy. Outstanding: Analyzes, plans and builds the financial aspects and the feasibility of an urban and real estate project, taking into account some social, environmental and economic aspects in relation to current urban policy. Good: Analyzes, plans and builds the financial aspects and the feasibility of an urban and real estate project, without taking into account social, environmental and economic aspects in relation to current urban policy. Acceptable: Analyzes, plans and builds the financial aspects and the feasibility of an urban and real estate project in relation to current urban policy in a basic manner. Insufficient: Analyzes, plans and builds financial aspects without reaching the feasibility of an urban and real estate project. Deficient: Analyzes, plans and builds financial aspects in a basic manner and the urban and real estate project is not feasible.
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5.2.1.7.
Public policy Type of course: Theoretical
Description of course: The course characterizes public policy solutions such as those generated by public actions in order to attend to specific populations in the territory. In our context, policies are analyzed based on their impact and scale, as well as the methodological tools that identify their relevance in architecture and urbanism. The student shall understand how public administrators make decisions and public policy by analyzing specific cases in urban and rural contexts. Description of the main contents: • Theoretical perspectives in the model of the state and city. • Public policy analytical models. • Analysis of territorial public policies Evaluation criteria Excellent: analyzes and conceptualizes public policy in terms of planning and current legislation, taking into account social, economic, environmental aspects through research. Outstanding: analyzes and conceptualizes public policy in terms of planning and current legislation taking into account some social, economic, environmental through research. Good: analyzes and conceptualizes public policy in terms of planning and current legislation without taking into account social, economic, environmental aspects through research. Acceptable: analyzes and has a basic conceptualization of public policy in terms of planning and current legislation through research. Insufficient: analyzes public policy in terms of planning and current legislation t through research Deficient: does not understand public policy in terms of planning and current legislation through research.
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5.2.1.8.
Universal accessibility Type of course: Theoretical
Description of course: This course aims to sensitize and strengthen values in relation to social contrasts, plurality of thought, beliefs and cultures, this is done through case studies and design exercises aimed at all human groups. Experiences are developed with a special emphasis in those people who for one reason or another have a condition that constrains their movement, location, orientation, communication, and the enjoyment of the city, but that through professional practice can use and enjoy on an equal footing. We highlight the premise of a friendly city, a fair society and inclusive environments that allow the complete participation of all human beings in diverse social dynamics, equating opportunities. Description of the main contents: • Contextualization • Experience • Reflection • Action Evaluation criteria Excellent: The student has mastered and applies the concepts seen in the classroom; develops an evaluative, analytical and critical nature in relation to the acquired knowledge, and also clearly shapes his professional profile. Outstanding: The student has mastered and applies the concepts seen in the classroom; develops an evaluative, analytical and critical nature in relation to the acquired knowledge, manifesting the defining characteristic of his professional profile. Good: The student understands and uses the basic concepts seen in the classroom, developing a receptive and analytical personality, while revealing the qualities related to his professional profile. Acceptable: The student understands and uses the basic concepts seen in the classroom, developing a receptive and analytical personality, while defining his expertise in his professional profile. Insufficient: The student does not understand the basic concepts seen in the classroom, and has difficulty in applying them, raising concerns about his professional profile. Deficient: The student does not understand nor relates to the basic concepts seen in the classroom, therefore does not apply any of them to his academic environment, which leads to a substantial lack in his professional profile.
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5.2.1.9.
Project representation Type of course: Theoretical
Description of course: The course synthesizes the academic and professional products developed by the student during his education as an architect. It presents communication strategies to ensure a clear, simple and accessible language. It identifies the basic strategies for creating a professional portfolio and applies different tools for the use of virtual platforms for the presentation of academic and professional products. Represents a professional project with different strategic approaches, in different graphic language. Description of the main contents: • Representation of projects made from portfolio building • Representation of projects made from knowledge of the user Evaluation criteria Excellent: Evidences knowledge and application of representation and communication concepts, in the organization and presentation of his products from previous semesters. Communicates his proposals in a creative, clear and innovative manner, and includes accessible content. Outstanding: Evidences knowledge and application of representation and communication concepts, in the organization and presentation of his products from previous semesters. Communicates clearly and with accessible content. Good: Evidences knowledge and application of representation and communication concepts, in the organization and presentation of his products from previous semesters. Acceptable: Represents and communicates his design products in previous semesters. Insufficient: Does not evidence knowledge and application of representation and communication concepts, in the organization of his products from previous semesters. Deficient: The student does not understand or include concepts of communication or representation, does not involve his products.
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5.2.1.10.
Building heritage Type of course: Practical
Description of course: This workshop addresses heritage intervention from its conception, development, design and development, principles, values and attitudes for the exaltation of the cultural dimension in the understanding and development of human beings. The immovable cultural heritage in its rural, urban and architectural dimensions, constitutes the most complex material cultural expression ever produced in history and it is the vital stage of the present and the future of humanity: a physical expression of memory on top of the territory. Thus, its valuation, conservation, intervention and sustainability are a socio political responsibility and universities must create spaces for thought, debate, criticism and construction of knowledge about them. Finally, the cultural responsibility that the architect has, as pertains to the production of a new architecture, understood as a historical and heritage continuum, is another issue that the workshop covers. Description of the main contents: • Background and concepts about cultural heritage. • Cultural heritage as a complex system and product of the relationships between natural resources, territory, society, the evolution of thought, human development, sustainability and a historical moment. • Concepts, theories and (international and national) standards of the immovable cultural heritage: landscapes, itineraries and sectors that possess heritage value. • The project methodology for a comprehensive conservation of heritage and the generation of new architecture with contextual relevance, based on applied research. • Identification, characterization, assessment, diagnosis, conceptualization and formulation of a proposal (basic schema) in rural and/or urban contexts. • Identification, characterization, assessment, diagnosis, conceptualization and the basic intervention of heritage buildings (cultural assets -BIC-, non-contextual buildings or heritage sites - natural and cultural), in coordination with the formulation of new project processes or new works. • Formulation of a specific integrated architectural project to a heritage asset. • Recognition of traditional construction systems, articulated with new technologies and materials for the conservation of heritage and intervention footprint. • The architectural project and construction detail as a design stage, is expressed in context, formal, functional and tectonic. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Understands, analyzes and diagnoses the value of heritage buildings and articulates it with his new project, resolving regulatory and technical problems. Outstanding: Interprets the context but the proposal is not developed in an articulated manner (volumetric and architecture) and solves some regulatory and technical issues. Good: Interprets the heritage context and the proposal requires further development regarding standards and/or technical aspects. Acceptable: Has a basic understanding of the context and from the regulatory and technical perspective the proposals are basic. Insufficient: Carries out a regular interpretation of the context and the proposal is deficient. Deficient: The proposal is not articulated with the heritage context in its form and typology. 96
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UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SALLE / BOGOTÁ, LA CANDELARIA ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM
5.2.1.11.
Urban renewal Type of course: Practical
Description of course: The workshop generates reflections about technical, environmental, cultural, social, aesthetic, experiential foundations and other aspects that make up the whole of an urban project, that seeks to solve the complex demands and impacts of urban renewal needs. It seeks to approach the concept of integral and sustainable urban development in an interdisciplinary manner. The student evidences through urban architectural proposals, compliance with values such as solidarity, social cohesion, where public interest is more important than the private interest, and where fraternity is understood as the construction of a social fabric of justice and peace. The proposed exercise promotes formative research, leading to the development of a scientific mindset that faces complex and multiple problems associated with urban renewal. Description of the main contents: • Urban renewal and revitalization concepts. • Urban analysis in contexts that have a significant presence of heritage assets. • Characterization, assessment and diagnosis of urban sectors. • Conceptual foundations for urban intervention through renewal and revitalization. • Urban intervention strategies. • Formulation of an intervention proposal. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Understands, analyzes and diagnoses the value of existing buildings and their revitalization with new urban and architectural proposals, and articulates planning, management and financing models. Outstanding: Understands, analyzes and diagnoses the value of existing buildings and solves some of their revitalization problems with an urban and architectural proposal, and articulates planning, management and financing models. Good: Carries out a good diagnosis, but the proposed revitalization is too basic. Acceptable: Carries out a good diagnosis, but s does not have an articulated proposal for revitalization. Insufficient: Presents a basic diagnosis and poor proposal. Deficient: Does not understand the sector analyzed and the proposal is not articulated within the proposed elements.
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5.2.2. Academic spaces of the third year 5.2.2.1.
Professional practice Type of course: Practical
Description of course: The aim of this course is for the student to interact with the public or private, business and institutional environment, and to proactively apply the theoretical and practical knowledge - and social responsibility - acquired during academic education. In the internship, the students will develop competencies and skills that will enable them to participate in the elaboration of a real project, delving into problems of a professional nature, in which the pertinent standards of their profession must be applied. The internship allows them to get close and understand the architectural profession, their function in society and get greater knowledge of the tools and means they use. The internship gives an understanding of the different procedures in teamwork and civil, administrative, planning, building and industry regulations relative to professional performance. Description of the main contents: • The internship will take place in an academic cycle as a minimum, in a company or entity approved by the Faculty of Habitat Sciences, with an intensity of 20 weekly hours full attendance or semi-attendance at the practice site; during 16 weeks parttime or the equivalent time of 320 hours during the semester. They can be distributed according to student - company agreements. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Complies with attendance work hours and independent work hours, delivers the requested reports to the teachers in charge of the academic space. Obtains an excellent quantitative and qualitative evaluation by the company according to the results obtained in the place where the internship took place. Outstanding: Complies with attendance work hours and independent work hours, delivers the requested reports to the teachers in charge of academic space. The student’s performance is satisfactory with respect to the results obtained in the place of internship. Good: Attends the meetings previously scheduled by the teachers in charge of internship, delivers partial reports of the execution and progress of the activities carried out during the internship. Acceptable: Meets the minimum requirements according to the results obtained in the course of the internship. Insufficient: Does not comply with all of the hours established in the academic semester and with the results obtained in the place of internship. Deficient: The student does not comply with all of the hours established in the academic semester and with the performance demanded by the place of internship.
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5.2.2.2.
Sustainable projects (emphasis) Type of course: Theoretical-Practical
Description of course: This course addresses the issue of sustainability as a basis for conceptual analysis, in order to establish design determinants and criteria; it establishes the structuring foundations for the urban and regional projection processes. It articulates with macro-skills in the environment, by providing students with tools for the development of urban and architectural projects that have sustainable principles and innovate new technologies. Description of the main contents: • Theory and History of sustainability • Regional sustainable urban projects (Energy – waste - resilience) • Social sustainability and community participation, methodologies. • Project analysis of sustainable cities. • Public policy of sustainable construction. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Satisfactorily demonstrates creative and innovative design skills, demonstrates balance between sustainability theory and practice. Ability to summarize and answer all the variables of a design problem. Outstanding: Is able to interpret, argue and propose sustainable architectural solutions with very good design quality, despite omitting some minor features. Good: The student achieves a reasonable level of performance and argumentation on the development of sustainability Acceptable: The answer to design sustainability is present, but the variables lack good arguments and do not have a creative proposal. Insufficient: The student does not understand the problem and the proposal lacks sustainability criteria. Deficient: The proposal has no interpretative and argumentative capacity, and does not present any sustainable architectural design answers or solutions.
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5.2.2.3.
Methodology, research and project (emphasis areas) Type of course: Theoretical-Practical
Description of course: The course supports research education, through the recognition of theoretical and conceptual elements and methodological tools, in order to strengthen the skill of proposing alternatives in order to solve urban and architectural design problems with a comprehensive and innovative perspective that contributes towards community development. It includes multiple realities that shape any phenomenon or problem in the architectural space or territory through research, thus its content and activities are aimed at understanding the steps and procedures to be followed in the formulation and development of a research project. It defines the categories of analysis in order to carry out a correct diagnosis of the problem and its context, starting from an individual interpretation of reality to create products based on an analytical sense and critical thinking about the practice of architecture, urbanism and territorial planning. Description of the main contents: • Research project building, design and/or review. • Definition and/or review of the research project’s theoretical and methodological approaches. • Development and/or research advances • Diagnosis, research results and products Evaluation criteria Excellent: Clearly applies the theoretical and conceptual approaches and the methodological research design to the proposal, in order to recognize the symptoms of a problem and develop a comprehensive diagnosis of the spatial and territorial context of intervention, with the aim of achieving an architectural design that consider its potential impact and satisfies the needs of users. Demonstrates, in all of the activities, the construction of a clear, coherent and complete written proposal and has a great skills for argument and synthesis. Outstanding: Appropriately uses of theoretical-conceptual and methodological elements in building the research proposal, based on the analysis of a spatial and territorial context in order to achieve a design whose impact is expected and considers the needs of users. Shows, in the majority of development activities, a written proposal with clear problems and objectives that can be justified and argued in favor of. Good: Proper use of some theoretical-conceptual elements and methodological tools for the analysis of the spatial and territorial context prior to the project design, which should respond to the formulation of a clear proposal involving knowledge about the needs of potential users. Produces a relatively coherent and substantiated document that is correctly dissertated. Acceptable: Recognizes some basic concepts and elements needed for the formulation of a proposal that takes into account the spatial and territorial context as support of architectural design. Presents a document that evidences the developed process, and on which presents the dissertated knowledge. Insufficient: Fails to acquire knowledge of the fundamental elements in conceptual and methodological terms, in order to formulate a research proposal aimed at developing a good architectural design. The document delivered does not meet the established parameters and the dissertation does not reflect an accurate understanding of the issues raised. Deficient: Does not shown an interest in learning the basic conceptual and methodological elements for the development of a proposal, and the proposed activities are not properly conducted. 100
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UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SALLE / BOGOTÁ, LA CANDELARIA ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM
5.2.2.4.
Parametric Architecture Laboratory (emphasis areas) Type of course: Practical
Description of course: The PAL course proposes the elaboration of a collaborative design project through the exploration of a continuous design and digital manufacturing process. Through the proposed methodology, the students shall explore the use of parametric modeling in the elaboration of an architectural object, from the production of a design idea to the production of construction plans of the designed object - used for the manufacture of a prototype in a 1: 1 scale by using digital fabrication technologies (laser cutting, CNC router). Description of the main contents: • Parametric modeling applications. Actual trends. • Algorithmic Modeling with Grasshopper. • Digital manufacturing processes: From model to prototype / from prototype to manufacture. Evaluation criteria Excellent: The student shows great interest in the contents of the course and develops the course exercises with an autonomous and investigative spirit. Therefore, achieves a mastery of the processes and techniques used to develop a design idea through an algorithmic process and to materialize the design through a digital manufacturing process. Outstanding: The student demonstrates sufficient mastery of the processes and techniques to develop a design idea through an algorithmic process and to materialize the design through a digital manufacturing process. Good: The student is able to solve a design problem using parametric modeling techniques and is able to solve the construction process through a digital manufacturing process. Acceptable: The student solves the posited exercise, but shows limitations in the use of the techniques employed. Insufficient: The student is unable to solve the posited exercise and does not demonstrate a basic command of the tools used. Deficient: The development of student’s academic process is null.
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5.2.2.5.
Project management (emphasis areas) Type of course: Theoretical-Practical
Description of course: It is an academic space that delves into project management, and its main objective is to support and complement the elaboration of the degree’s final project in the different graduation modules in the architecture and urbanism programs, incorporating strategies for the development of viable proposals at urban, architectural and economic level, and especially with a positive social impact on the human built environment where they are implemented. Delving into management refers to the structuring of the project, taking into account, that in order to achieve it, the harmonization of the various agents involved is required, whether they are public and/or private, and has to include the active participation of communities, so as to identify alternative sources of funding in the complete outline and integral conception of the project. The student will apply the concepts and tools that will allow him to coherently manage the project, in line with the political, cultural, social, physical-spatial, economic, financial and environmental dimensions. Description of the main contents: • Understanding of management as an efficient and dynamic medium, in contrast to being a formality or paperwork that is only related to requirement compliance, and a strategy where the success of a project of any size and scale lies. • Promote analytical capacity in the articulation of technical variables with physical, social, economies and cultural dimensions, in financial terms and multidimensional long-term sustainability. • Applying creativity and innovation to management’s conceptualization in the elaboration of the graduation thesis, which will expand the students’ expectations in relation to his professional development. • Interaction with complementary contents that can strengthen the graduation thesis. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Demonstrates understanding, conceptual and practical application in the graduation thesis, with a high percentage of innovation. Outstanding: Presents an appropriate application, but it lacks some crucial aspects related to the project’s feasibility. Good: Project management is just enough, and presents voids that do not permit the determination of a project’s feasibility in a holistic manner. Acceptable: The formulation of management lacks determinants, but considers the project’s cost, the stages and its scheduling. Insufficient: Ignores management’s structural elements. The graduation project’s formulation is regularly poor since its inception. Deficient: Has none of the criteria needed for project management and the attendance and interest are null.
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5.2.2.6.
Details, tectonics and materiality (emphasis areas) Type of course: theoretical
Description of course: Architectural design can be based on subjective premises, needs and intentions, nonetheless an important and unavoidable phase is the one were decisions about materiality are made. This phase can be in the advanced stages of design or, as Tadao Ando, Eladio Dieste or Richard Meier among others did, start from materiality decisions or the preconception of construction systems, then continue with the other design phases. The tectonics and materiality concepts are reviewed, and the decisions about them involve working the color, texture, unions, temporality, among other things, and it also moves in the field of semiotics and the messages and intentions that the architect has and wants the user to perceive. During the course, the relation between form, materials and architecture is examined. The course unfolds around the student’s graduation thesis and their proposals are developed in two and three dimensions, defining the nomenclature and classification of plans, sections of the facade and blueprints, including specifications for materials, elements and construction systems. Description of the main contents: • Tectonics and materiality. • Criteria for the selection of materials. • Shape, materials and architecture. • The representation of details and plan nomenclature. • Specifications of materials, elements and construction systems. Evaluation criteria Excellent: Develops innovative proposals regarding the materiality of a building, in accordance to the project’s intentions and adequately presents them. Outstanding: Proposes innovative ideas in accordance with the design intentions. Good: Knowns the building materials, understands their physical, mechanical and tectonic properties and decides the materiality of a building in a coherent manner. Acceptable: Has some knowledge of architectural materials, understands their physical, mechanical and tectonic properties, and also understands the concepts of materiality and tectonics. Insufficient: Has some knowledge of the materials used for architecture, but has not appropriated the tectonics and materiality concepts Deficient: Has not appropriated the tectonic and materiality concepts; does not demonstrate knowledge of the materials used in architecture.
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5.2.2.7.
Project analysis (emphasis) Type of course: Theoretical
Description of course: This course studies the typological qualities of architectural space and the ways of proposing solutions to architectural projects from different eras and places, it also analyzes the evolution of the spatial types in history of architecture. The case studies must follow the interests of each student in accordance to the qualities of their design projects, in order to implement what they learn and analyze it in this academic space. The theoretical development that generates the analysis of different geographies and times, generate a complex discourse that will quicken the observation and analysis of architectural and urban projects. This analysis will have to be measured in terms of its complexity and depth. Moreover, the student develops his ability to conceptualize projects. Description of the main contents: • Spatial typologies • The evolution of spatial typologies • Relations and spatial structures • Culture and spatiality • Culture and spatiality • Space and context • Spatial references and reinterpretations Evaluation criteria Excellent: Establishes complex relations between analysis variables and demonstrates a consistent application in the design process Outstanding: Coherent discourse, has complexity in the number of projects analyzed. Good: Very good analysis of the projects and weak execution in design projects. Acceptable: A general analysis with few sources and their applicability is unproven. Insufficient: Few basic analysis of the projects and applicability is unproven. Deficient: Minimum analysis, without support projects and applicability goes unproven.
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5.2.2.8.
Final Project I and II Type of course: Practical
The graduation module aims to develop architectural projects and/or research processes where students pose project solutions for specific contexts, or reflect about architecture’s disciplinary problems. In this space students elaborate their graduation project over two semesters with the aid of a tutor, in four different modules: architectural and urban design, social service, public policy and intellectual production. Description of the main contents: Social service module This graduation module is based on a professional practice or internship approach, and its aim is to develop social support processes in social organizations in order to improve the living conditions of the target population. For this there has to be a participatory component of the beneficiary community in the different phases of the research and project process, which guarantees the generation of proposals tailored to the characteristics, needs and expectations of the organization. In this regard, the final product of the module is an urban and/or architectural project, developed at the level of draft, cemented on the participation and real and concrete contribution of its potential recipients, which is evidenced through the incorporation and application of methods, techniques and instruments within participatory research methodology and urban and/or architectural projection, that is implemented along the elaboration of the graduation project. Architectural and urban design module: This module explores the possibilities of architecture and urban planning of improving living conditions and intervening in urban and rural areas that present complex problems. The following aspects will be reviewed: • Review of Architecture and Urban Theory as the theoretical foundations for research. • Exploration of the architectural and urban forms and their transformative potential for vulnerable communities. • The integral urban project as an articulator of city planning. • Exploring the tectonics of the constructed element and its plastic and aesthetic possibilities. • Physical and virtual expression of the proposal, designed through computer (CAD) in 3D and the elaboration of conceptual models and the final detailed architectural models. Product Detailed Architectural project with a 1: 100 scale and construction details, sustainable techniques, 3D model, and should be articulated with an integral urban project that supports community development. The project must be submitted in printed reports, the research paper must be printed, and (50 sheets) architectural and urban models must be detailed in several scales.
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Public policy module It seeks to be an alternative for students to explore and apply the professional skills that arise from reflecting on an issue or case study, based on the legal or regulatory framework that governs the development, performance or application of an urban or architectural exercise in an urban or metropolitan context. The project exercise should reflect the discussion’s, about the topic under study with a scope determined by the student, but in all cases the student’s capacity as an architect must be visible, being framed in urban or architectural development in the basic outline or blueprint instances. Intellectual production module Based on the work that was carried out, evaluated and approved on the ninth period, in the tenth period the student must develop the definitive research work, which, based on the type of study that the student seeks to make, should develop a hypotheses in order to demonstrate the completion of the proposed goals. This involves the construction of instruments that verify the hypothesis, the design of analytical instruments and construction of an analytical, critical and purposeful plan. For this, and as the case may be, the planning and schedule must be detailed, and at the end of the academic period it must have a product (or products - as defined) that corroborate the purposes that were established on the first quarter. The result of this process must have in form and content, not only the research rigor required in a product necessary to qualify for the title of architect, but the regulatory conditions to be valued as a publishable editorial product in the University of La Salle or any other national university’s institutional media. Evaluation criteria (according to module): Architectural, urban design and social service modules Excellent: The student clearly defines the different phases of the project proposal (research problem, justification, objectives, methodology), and does so by demonstrating an independent and investigative spirit, and also very good synthesis and analysis skills. The student demonstrates a broad mastery of the concepts of the topics addressed. The context analysis and diagnosis process, carried out by the student, are comprehensive and present a clear synthesis of itself and produces firm conclusions. The work develops a social management plan for the project that is perfectly articulated with the needs of the project and the community. The project achieves a high level of development in terms of planning and development of formal and compositional criteria, functional criteria and technical and material criteria and sustainability strategies. The graphical representation of the project is of very high quality. Outstanding: The student clearly defines the different phases of the project proposal (research problem, justification, objectives, methodology), and does so by demonstrating an independent and investigative spirit, and also has very good synthesis and analysis skills. The student demonstrates a good mastery of the concepts of the topics addressed. The context analysis and diagnosis process, carried out by the student, are complete, clear and coherent, and so are its synthesis and conclusions. The work develops a social management plan for the project that responds to the needs of the project and the community. 106
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The project achieves a high level of development in terms of planning and development of formal and compositional criteria, functional criteria and technical and material criteria and sustainability strategies. The graphical representation of the project is of good quality. Good: The student clearly defines the different phases of the project proposal (research problem, justification, objectives, methodology.) The student demonstrates sufficient mastery of the concepts of the topics addressed. The context analysis and diagnosis process, carried out by the student, are clear and so are its synthesis and conclusions. The work develops a social management plan for the project that understands the needs of the project and the community. The project achieves a high level of development in terms of planning and development of formal and compositional criteria, functional criteria and technical and material criteria and sustainability strategies. The graphical representation of the project is acceptable. Acceptable: The student has difficulty solving the different phases of the project proposal (research problem, justification, objectives, methodology.) The student does not demonstrate sufficient mastery of the concepts of the topics addressed. The process of analysis and diagnosis of the context and its synthesis are incomplete and do not present clear conclusions. The project’s social management plan does not respond to the needs of the project and community in a clear manner. The project achieves a regular level of development in terms of planning and development of formal and compositional criteria, functional criteria and technical and material criteria and sustainability strategies. The graphical representation of the project is acceptable. Insufficient: The student does not clearly solve the different phases of the project proposal (research problem, justification, objectives, methodology.) The student does not understand the concepts belonging to the topics addressed. The process of analysis and diagnosis of the context and its synthesis are incomplete and do not present the adequate conclusions for the development of the project. The project’s social management plan does not understand or respond in a clear manner to the needs of the project and community. The project achieves a low level of development in terms of planning and development of formal and compositional criteria, functional criteria and technical and material criteria and sustainability strategies. The graphical representation of the project is deficient. Deficient: The student does not solve the different phases of the project proposal (research problem, justification, objectives, methodology.) The student does not understand the concepts belonging to the topics addressed. The process of analysis and diagnosis of the context and its synthesis are null. The student does not present the project’s social management plan. The project achieves a very low level of development in terms of planning and development of formal and compositional criteria, functional criteria and technical and material criteria and sustainability strategies. The graphical representation of the project is incomplete and deficient. DOCUMENT FOR INICIAL VALIDATION RIBA
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Public policy and intellectual production modules Excellent: The student clearly defines the different phases of the project proposal (research problem, justification, objectives, methodology), and does so by demonstrating an independent and investigative spirit, and also very good synthesis and analysis skills. The student carries out an original and well-documented research process, reflected in the clear construction of: the state of the problem, theoretical, and conceptual reference framework, literature review and fieldwork. The paper presents a clear articulation between theory, objectives and methodology during the research. The student demonstrates a very good capacity for synthesis, interpretation and analysis of the collected information. The research conclusions have interesting findings, are consistent with the research process and raise questions that open up new prospects for research. The writing in the final document is of very high quality. If applicable, the research process is articulated with an architectural or urban project that is very well defined in the following aspects: • Development of guidelines, strategies and/or projects under the addressed topic. • Development of urban and/or architectural projects within the problem recognition framework. • Management models fit the posited topic. • Sustainability strategies. • Graphical representation of the project. Outstanding: The student clearly defines the different phases of the project proposal (research problem, justification, objectives, methodology), and does so by demonstrating an independent and investigative spirit, and also very good synthesis and analysis skills. The student carries out a well-planned research process that clearly reflects the construction of: the state of the problem, theoretical, and conceptual reference framework, literature review and fieldwork. The work presents a clear articulation between theory, objectives and methodology during the research. The student demonstrates a very good capacity for synthesis, interpretation and analysis of the collected information. The research conclusions have interesting findings that are consistent with the research process. The writing in the final document is of high quality. If applicable, the research process is articulated with an architectural or urban project that is well defined in the following aspects: • Development of guidelines, strategies and/or projects under the addressed topic. • Development of urban and/or architectural projects within the problem recognition framework. • Management models fit the posited topic. • Sustainability strategies. • Graphical representation of the project. Good: The student clearly defines between the different phases of the project proposal (research problem, justification, objectives, methodology.) 108
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The student carries out a complete research process and presents a coherent development of: the state of the art, theoretical, conceptual and reference framework, literature review and fieldwork. The work includes the necessary articulation in the research between theory and methodology. The student demonstrates sufficient synthesis, interpretation and analysis capacities of the information collected. The research conclusions are clear and coherent with the research process. The writing in the final document is good. If applicable, the research process is articulated with an architectural or urban project that is clearly resolved in the following aspects: • Development of guidelines, strategies and/or projects under the addressed topic. • Development of urban and/or architectural projects within the problem recognition framework. • Management models fit the posited topic. • Sustainability strategies. • Graphical representation of the project. Acceptable: The student has difficulty solving the different phases of the project proposal (research problem, justification, objectives, methodology.) The student carries out a complete research process and presents: the state of the art, theoretical, conceptual and reference framework, literature review and fieldwork. The work does not clearly resolve the articulation in the research between theory and methodology. The student demonstrates sufficient synthesis, interpretation and analysis capacities in relation to the information collected. The research conclusions are coherent with the research process. The writing in the final document is acceptable. If applicable, the research process is articulated with an architectural or urban project that resolves the following aspects: • Development of guidelines, strategies and/or projects under the addressed topic. • Development of urban and/or architectural projects within the problem recognition framework. • Management models fit the posited topic • Sustainability strategies • Graphical representation of the project Insufficient: The student does not solve the different phases of the project proposal (research problem, justification, objectives, methodology.) The student carries out an incomplete research process or presents deficiencies in the elaboration of: the state of the art, theoretical, conceptual and reference framework, literature review and fieldwork. The work presented has no articulation between theory, objectives and methodology during the research. The student demonstrates little synthesis, interpretation and analysis capacities in relation to the information collected. The research conclusions are not clear and coherent with the research process. The writing in the final document is deficient. DOCUMENT FOR INICIAL VALIDATION RIBA
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If applicable, the research process is not articulated with an architectural or urban project, and it does not resolve the following aspects: • Development of guidelines, strategies and/or projects under the addressed topic. • Development of urban and/or architectural projects within the problem recognition framework. • Management models fit the posited topic. • Sustainability strategies. • Graphical representation of the project. Deficient: The student does not understand and does not solve the different phases of the project proposal (research problem, justification, objectives, methodology.) The student carries out an incomplete and deficient research process or in the elaboration of: the state of the art, theoretical, conceptual and reference framework, literature review and fieldwork. The work presented has no articulation between theory, objectives and methodology during the research. The student does not demonstrate synthesis, interpretation and analysis capacities in relation to the information collected. The work has no research conclusions. The writing in the final document is deficient. If applicable, the research process is not articulated with an architectural or urban project, and it presents deficiencies in the following aspects: • Development of guidelines, strategies and/or projects under the addressed topic. • Development of urban and/or architectural projects within the problem recognition framework. • Management models fit the posited topic. • Sustainability strategies. • Graphical representation of the project.
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7. Summary of School’s responses to key external examiner observations 7.1 Observations In 2012 the CNA gave the University the external evaluation report for the accreditation of Architecture’s curriculum, in which the following recommendations were made. Tracking of the program’s recommendations in the external self-evaluation report. No. Peer recommendation report Although the pride of being Lasallian has been prove multiple times, some alumni propose giving the
1 University’s achievements in Accreditation and
recognition more visibility, and assess the impact, in the regions, of the institution and its graduates.
In this regard, it is necessary generate greater visibility of
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the progress and positive changes, in order to improve
stakeholders’ knowledge about the University, especially those alumni who have strayed from the institution.
The Observatory has already been detected as one of the
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program’s strengths in the previous accreditation. It can be strengthened even more with more projects and practice laboratories.
The Portfolio, as another prominent Architecture Program
4 initiative, should be continued and projected further into research processes.
It is important to continue the process of indexing the
5 Traza journal, which can be strengthened by the Masters’ program.
Actions taken 2016 The National Meeting of Lasallian alumni 2016 was
promoted. The program did not carry out any activity with the alumni because it has planned a gathering for its 40th year.
An invitation to the faculty’s academic extension activities is periodically made to the alumni. The announcement is
mainly done through the Faculty’s fan page and website.
4 tactical projects are registered as support for the extension work carried out on the observatory.
The tactical INCLUSALLE project was created and an
incubator was created. It is involved in the education research processes for the architecture program’s graduation modules.
This publication was discontinued, the contents of the journal join the institutional journal "Equidad & Desarrollo", to have greater impact and interdisciplinarity
The value of the existing infrastructure where the
program currently functions was recognized, but the
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difficulties of its location in a heritage building were as
well, because improving working spaces involves complex procedures. It is necessary to continue the process of
The workshop classrooms located on the 7th floor of
block A were renovated. The ambiance project based on graphic design around Architecture is already finished.
improving the physical space.
There is a prudent distance from the research productivity
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measurements in exclusively international terms, betting
The products that resulted from a product’s research
instead on a valuable local scale, but the CNA parameters results were delivered before the VRIT. of the Ministry and Colciencias should not be neglected.
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Adjust the internationalization program to the realities and expectations of the students.
Improve and learn more about the alumni, even about
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the oldest, to the extent they can contribute a lot to the program. Bring them back, because they surely have
much to tell and do for the program and the university. Improve in technology and facilitate or promote closer
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The alphabetization of advanced search and
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Student participation in global mobility has increased; in
2016, 51 students coursed the academic semester abroad. There is permanent contact with alumni groups from
different cohorts, especially with focus groups of the first cohorts and most of the recent cohorts.
The "laboratory for the construction of the Colombian
habitat" was created thanks to the Solar Decathlon, the
construction of new full-scale prototypes in partnership with strategic allies has started.
The process in the Library is ongoing.
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Similarly, the high quality accreditation resolution states the following recommendations from which actions have been developed to December 2016: Tracking recommendation resolution No. 1311 of February 2013 Source: Construction of the Strategic Planning Division based on information reported by the Architecture program, February 2017.
In 2015 the RIBA gave the University the exploratory visit report for part 1 and 2 of the architecture program, in which the following observations were made.
No. Peer recommendation report Continue to strengthen the teaching staff with full-time
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teachers, with particular emphasis on increasing the
number of teachers with doctorates, recognizing that
currently, two teachers are coursing studies at that level. Increase the number and level of publications in indexed
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journals in order to consolidate the program’s projection in its field of knowledge, both nationally and internationally.
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Encourage greater student use of library resources and teacher implementation in courses.
Establish strategies to monitor and improve teaching methodologies.
Actions taken 2016 Doctoral education of 6 TC teachers in the Faculty is ongoing.
A decrease (2 items) has been identified in the production of these type of products due to new researches.
100% of the program’s syllabus and the reading plans for
every academic space have been reviewed. The process of acquiring English bibliography has initiated.
Structure strategies for the development of academic
teaching practices for the academic years (nuclei). The resized architecture study plan proposal has been adjusted.
Further strengthen the program’s service infrastructure,
Software has been updated and work is continuing in
digital creations.
improve the program’s physical infrastructure.
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coordination with the Infrastructure Division in order to
Continue to strengthen the entrepreneurship program in The Internal Professional Practice Rules were approved
6 order to open new employment options for the graduates.
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Action points No.
Peer recommendation report
Actions taken 2016 The contents of academic spaces have beem restructured incorporating the RIBA criteria in the syllabus and the assessment processes. The process began its discussion phase in first half of 2016, continuing with the
The Architecture Program needs to show greater clarity of the mapping of coursework and understanding of the marking system against the RIBA criteria. This includes
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Identifying a clearer representation of 50% design Within the coursework.
implementation phase during the second half of 2016 and the results are summarized in the document of the validation visit given to the RIBA 2017. The academic contents evaluation process and the program’s curriculum adjustments, permitted the strengthening of design practice in 28% of the theoretical - practical courses and 27% of workshops. The number of hours that the student uses in practical design exercises represents more than 60% Proposals for strengthening Part 2 of the architecture
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The architecture program needs to demonstrate a greater
program are in course, and they are included within the
resolution of a complex design project within the final year.
development of high complexity design processes strategies that finalize with the building of 1: 1 scale models.
The architecture program is required to present a sample of 3 high, medium and low student portfolios that represent their academic journey from year’s three to five.
Proposals for the recompilation of information on academic student portfolios are consolidated.
The architecture program must make sure that all required 4 documentation is made available to the next RIBA visiting
The informative document is organized for the visit.
board prior to the visit.
All the architecture workshops were renovated and a new space for work in experimental workshops was incorporated.
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including working areas for students, better internet connection in classrooms, and access to workshops and storage for student physical models.
A plan is formulated in three intervention phases, for the renovation and improvement of other spaces in the faculty, such as the laboratory, work areas and student storage. As a strategy, and while the adjustments to the physical infrastructure are completed, an agreement was made with SENA, to use the center for construction and wood.
Internet access conditions in the work areas within the faculty and external areas were improved.
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Software licenses were updated and new licenses were bought for the students and teachers: COREL DRAW, SUITE ADOBE (Illustrator-InDesign) VIP CREATIVE, 3D MAX, AUTODESK REVIT ARCHITECTURE, AUTODESK AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D, RHINO 5.0, VRAYRHI, ARCHICAD, ARC GIS, Construplan.NET.
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